From November 13 to 14, 2021, the non-genetic inheritance activity of Longhu Printing Society, a virtual body research institution of Anhui University of Finance and Economics, was successfully carried out in the painting and Painting copying room of Nanyuan, East Campus, depending on Seal Cutting Art Club. Chen Guodong invited Zheng Jiawu, a calligraphy and seal cutter, to attend the scene and give a two-day teaching to 30 members of the club. The basic techniques and aesthetic characteristics of Anhui mountain seal cutting were shown to the students, making them fully feel the artistic charm of hoary mountain seal cutting. At the event, Mr. Zheng was awarded an appointment letter as a consultant of Longfor Printing Agency.

    The activity was divided into nine parts, including the introduction of the school, the grinding of seal seal, the writing of seal script, the copying of seal manuscript, the demonstration of knife technique, the copying of seal, and the creation of the name seal. At the beginning of the activity, Teacher Zheng first introduced the history of hoary mountain seal cutting to the members: Hoary mountain seal cutting is the representative technique of the fourth development height of Hui school seal cutting, which got its name because the founder Huang Shiling was from Yixian County, Anhui Province. The mountain seal cutting art style is unique, which is based on the combination of the Qin seal, Han seal, Zhong Dingwen, Quan yuan, tablet forehead and other characters, absorbing and forming a body of their own. In the preparation stage, the members showed how to select stones, seal specifications, seal polishing, how to look at reference books, and how to write seal characters. The members watched carefully and copied with brush. Then Teacher Zheng introduced the two basic techniques of white and Zhu, and demonstrated and copied the Yin character as an example.

At the end of the activity, Mr. Zheng modified the name print designed by himself for the members, so that each student successfully carved a special seal for himself. Everyone expressed: This activity made us have the opportunity to understand the charm of hoary mountain seal cutting art and experience the hardship and fun of the artistic creation process. We also hope to become the propagandiar and inheritor of seal cutting art and make contributions to the intangible culture genetic protection by combining their professional characteristics. (Written by Jialin Wei, Photo by Mengqian Wang, Approved by Xinhong Xu)