Abstract:
Originating in Dong Yi Double Hao Group of a primitive tribe with an adoration for the sun and the bird totem, a clay toy entitled Nijiaochui, popular in Huaibin county, Henan Province, follows in line with the representative of the early Longshan Culture, the long-tailed red pottery bird from Shazhong Historic Site. The characteristic of random creativity concerning the Nijiaochui Art of Huaibin county shows the creator's cognitive attitude towards a focus on himself and his disposition. A combination of beliefs and a desire for secular utility is the profound spiritual origin of Nijiaochui clay toy art of Huaibin county. The participation in folk customs activities can further embody the interplaying relationship between people and Nijiaochui clay toy art of Huaibin county as well as the inter-penetrating communication between diverse folk arts of the same domain from different regions.