Inheritance

Brick carving once had a glorious period when "no house can be built without carvings, and carvings are valuable", but also a period of decline when craftsmen could not support themselves. It was later listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. The article uses a small family such as "Wei's Brick Carving" to present the history behind the art of brick carving through the story of five generations of people inheriting and protecting the art of brick carving. Wei Shichuan, as the fourth generation descendant of "Wei's Brick Carving", was driven by his obsession to have sons and gave birth to five daughters in succession. However, he strictly followed the family motto of "Wei's Brick Carving is passed on to men, not to daughters, and from within to outside". He would rather this art be buried in the tomb with him than pass it on to his daughters. An accident forced Wei Shichuan to pass on the endangered "Wei brick carving" craft to his youngest daughter. Unexpectedly, under the management of the youngest daughter, Wei's Brick Carving not only took a new path, but also created many inheritance miracles. Brick carving, a male-dominated skill, has also been joined by women, changing from male-dominated to female-dominated. It was passed down from a closed home to open to the outside world. From the heroism and family responsibility of craftsmen to the responsibility of rural revitalization. The love, hatred and resentment of small people reflect the changes of the big era. Thus writing the miracle of brick carving inheritance. In this process, there is the collision of old and new ideas between Wei Shichuan and his daughter, and the friction and continuity between the new brick carving business model and the old-style workshop management.