Handicrafts into a new experience of community farming culture

Recently, the reporter saw at the scene of the “Beijing Agriculture in the Community” event held in a community park in Beijing. In addition to terraced gardens, potted vegetables, and honey, miscellaneous grains and other high-quality agricultural products, the farmers’ cooperatives brought traditional folk arts and crafts to the community. Let citizens enjoy the joy of farming culture without going too far.

It is understood that this series of events is hosted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture. The activity not only displays results, but also sets up an interactive platform. The purpose is to “let agriculture enter the city and invite residents to enjoy the results”. At the event site, folk arts and crafts exquisite pillows (ear pillows) brought by Yunyi Cooperatives were welcomed by many elderly people. This type of ear pillow that has won the title of “intangible cultural heritage” has a health effect. “Lying on it, sleeping on the side will not be tenderness.” An aunt at the scene told reporters.

The cooperative also brought in hundreds of other handcrafted handicrafts, such as “Ban” benches, root carvings, straw braids, and hydrangea, all of which were made using traditional methods handed down from their ancestors.