In addition to the cultural creation competition, Lin Yue also organized cultural exchange activities, inviting cultural enthusiasts from surrounding villages to her village to share their respective cultural characteristics and creative experiences. During one such exchange, a folk artist from a neighboring village demonstrated his exquisite paper-cutting skills. His scissors moved like nimble paintbrushes across red paper, quickly creating beautiful patterns—lifelike flowers, birds, fish, insects, and majestic mythological figures—leaving the villagers amazed. Lin Yue seized this opportunity to encourage the village women to learn paper-cutting from the artist, ensuring the continuation of this traditional folk art. Under the artist's patient guidance, the women quickly mastered the basic techniques and created their own works. These pieces were not only displayed and exchanged within the village but also sent to a cultural exhibition in the town, receiving widespread acclaim.
With the deepening of cultural inheritance and innovation efforts, a rich cultural atmosphere has gradually formed in the village. Villagers' cultural confidence has been greatly enhanced, and they have begun to more consciously inherit and promote the village's culture. During traditional festivals, villagers no longer simply celebrate, but incorporate more cultural elements and creative activities. For example, during the Spring Festival, in addition to traditional activities such as dragon and lion dances, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and setting off firecrackers, village cultural exhibitions, folk art performances, and cultural lectures are held, allowing villagers to experience the charm of culture in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. During the Dragon Boat Festival, villagers organized a zongzi-making competition and invited tourists to participate, experiencing the joy of traditional culture together. These activities not only enrich the villagers' spiritual lives but also attract more and more tourists to the village, bringing new opportunities for the village's economic development.
Lin Yue is constantly exploring and forging ahead on the path of cultural inheritance and innovation. She deeply understands that this is a long and arduous task, but she firmly believes that as long as the villagers unite as one and actively participate, the village's culture will surely shine even brighter in the new era. She hopes to use the power of culture to make the village a charming and vibrant place, so that every villager can feel proud of their hometown. In this fertile cultural soil, tradition and modernity blend together, history and future reflect each other, and the village's story will continue to be written, becoming an everlasting picture, passed down through the ages, and moving people's hearts.
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