
The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Rubbing and Dyeing, also known as plant tapping and dyeing or beaten grass printing, has a long Chinese historical and significant cultural meaning. In order to promote the culture and inheritance of this intangible cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, on the afternoon of December 7, 2024, 17 children from the Fifth Community of Fengpu Street, organized by the Shanghai Youdao Public Welfare Service Center, learned about it all.
非遗拓染,又称植物敲拓染或捶草印花,是具有深厚中国历史文化底蕴的非物质文化遗产之一。为弘扬中华民族的非物质文化遗产的文化和传承,2024年12月7日下午,奉浦街道第五社区的17名儿童,在上海忧道公益服务中心的组织下,开展“拓花草之印 染自然之美”植物敲拓染的主题活动。
At the beginning of the event, volunteer teachers from Shanghai Normal University explained the origin, inheritance and artistic characteristics of plant tapping and dyeing to the children and explained in detail the production methods and materials required. Then the volunteer teachers also demonstrated to the children just how it is done.
活动开始,上海师范大学志愿者老师为孩子们普及了植物敲拓染的起源、传承和艺术特点,详细地讲解了植物敲拓染制作方法、所需材料等,志愿者老师还当场为孩子们做了具体的操作过程演示。




Then the children themselves used leaves, flowers, white canvas bags and other materials to start the plant tapping and dyeing journey. Everyone used their imagination to place leaves and flowers on the bags – different combinations of flowers and leaves in different beautiful arrangements. After everything was in place, tape was stuck on the plants to prevent them from shifting, and they were tapped with a small hammer. A rhythmic knocking sound rang out at the event site, as the original liquid from the flowers and leaves penetrated the canvas little by little, forming a colorful and unique bag.
接着孩子们用树叶、花朵、白色帆布袋等材料,开启植物敲拓染之旅,大家尽情发挥想象,将树叶和花朵摆放在白色帆布袋上,不同的拼搭组合浮现花与叶不同的美丽姿态。摆放完成后,把胶带粘在植物上防止植物移位,然后用小锤子不断地敲击,活动现场响起一片有节奏的敲击声,让花与叶的原汁一点点渗透到帆布上,形成一幅幅色彩斑斓、别具一格的包包。




The children used the rubbing, tapping and dyeing process to record the beauty of the season, and experience a new window on Chinese culture, while at the same time helping them discover and create beauty from the world around them.
孩子们用拓染记录下独属于这份冬日和美好。此次活动也让孩子们亲身感受到中华文化的博大精深,还能帮助他们提升发现美、创造美的能力。