老银匠 山中锤炼的岁月

The Years An Old Silver Smith Spent in the Mountain

在湖南通道县境内,一个紧挨砂石公路的小寨子以银饰而出名, 那就是阳烂侗寨——据说,只有在这个寨子里,还有三两个继承了祖业的老银匠。

Yanglan is a Dong village well known for its silver ornaments and 71-year-old Long Shaofen is a famous old silver smith there. Various types of silver crowns, chaplets, bracelets and rings hand made by him are traditional and exquisite and are the favorites of the Dong girls. The craftsmanship, which has been handed down to Grandpa Long from his ancestors, is in danger of being lost. The young people are seeking temporary jobs outside the village and nobody is willing to sit down and listen to the legendary stories within the ancient silver designs and to keep the charm of the national culture.