Tradition Sets Sail
Let's say a group of students are given a craft-making (工艺制作)task, what do you think they will be able to do? In terms of (谈到) this question, some students have given a satisfactory (令人满意的) a. They built a wooden Chinese sailing ship.
The students come from the No. 8 High School in Fuzhou, Fujian. In a practical class offered by the school, about 30 students dto build a sailing ship. Their idea came from a typical Fujian-style trading ship used during the Ming and Qing d. With the hof their teacher and two experienced craftsmen, they started their work in March, 2021.
However, ba sailing ship was far more difficult than they had thought. A group of the students stime drawing sketches, bringing wood to make the hull, and raising the sails. When they fthe ship, another group started to paint the ship. Liu Xinyi, a student who learns traditional Chinese painting, worked with her partner. One of their pis a bird with big wings. "My idea is from a traditional Chinese sabout the bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea with stones," said Liu.
Now, the wChinese sailing ship stands still among teaching buildings. Teachers use the ship as a teaching tool. "It's so great to encourage creativity in students, improve their hands-on skills and inherit the spirit of craftsmanship (工匠精神)," said one of the student group's teachers.
