With the help of a knife, comb, and needle, craftspeople use their fingertips to twiddle, knead, and twine the dough into vivid figures.
Langzhuang Dough Sculptures
In Langzhuang Village inShandong Province, dough sculptures are usually flat and are displayed on surfaces or hung. They are usually painted with bright colors such as red, yellow, green, and blue, and are decorated with line patterns.
In Chinese, "Lang" sounds like the word for "wolf." The first Langzhuang dough sculpture appeared to be atiger, which was created to drive wolves away and guarantee the safety of the villagers. That's why all the dough sculptures in Langzhuang village are called flourmad (flour mad?)tiger.
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