w88 casino News Network (provided by the Retired Personnel Office)Cai Wei studied at the Department of Fashion Design, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and the Department of International w88, w88 casino. Before retiring, she worked for a long time in the Sino-French International MBA Program of the w88 casino, dedicated to transnational education management. With her professional ability and professionalism, she built a bridge for international educational exchanges and cultivated many outstanding talents.
The original intention is as bright as teaching and art
After retiring, Cai Wei did not choose to stay away from the podium. Instead, with her deep love for the excellent traditional Chinese culture, she became a disciple of Xu Caihong, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, in 2017, and devoted herself to learning the art of Chinese paper-cutting. Since then, she has started a new "career of learning and teaching." With her art foundation in fashion design and years of education, she integrates traditional art into modern teaching and infuses the spirit of intangible cultural heritage into every classroom experience.
Since 2019, Cai Wei has offered paper-cutting courses at the w88 casino for the Elderly, which are very popular among elderly students. She pays attention to teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, designing courses tailored to the different foundations of the elderly group, and her teaching methods are lively and lively. In the class, she started with paper folding skills, gradually transitioning to pattern design and creative expression, and then to demonstrations of making complex graphics. Every link was meticulous, striving to make students "understand, learn, and cut well."
In 2021, she expanded the paper-cutting course to the Disabled Activity Center of Wangjing Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, using intangible cultural heritage art to inspire the creativity and self-confidence of special groups. She said: "Paper-cutting is an art that everyone can participate in. It does not pick people, but only cares about the heart. Seeing the smiles reappearing on their faces, I think everything is worth it."
Come with aesthetic education to light up the hearts of young people
From 2023 to the present, Cai Wei has continuously participated in the teaching of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Series Aesthetic Education Courses" of the International Business w88 casino, bringing many interactive courses such as "Paper-cut Tuanfan", "Filigree Enamel" and "Dream Painting on Mother-of-pearl". In class, she uses simple and plain language to explain to young students the artistic language and cultural heritage of paper-cutting, filigree, mother-of-pearl and other crafts, and guides students to express their understanding of beauty with their hands. With her solid professional skills and patient and meticulous teaching style, she leads students into the art world of paper-cutting and handicrafts, not only imparting skills but also stimulating creativity.
In the "Paper-cut Fan" class, the auspicious patterns and lifelike flower and bird works brought by Teacher Cai attracted many exclamations. She patiently explained the use of scissors and paper folding techniques, and guided the students step by step to complete their first paper-cutting. In the filigree class, she introduced the historical origins of cloisonne and explained the pinching process of metal wire; in the mother-of-pearl activity, she also led everyone to appreciate the thousand-year-old technique of combining shell luster with lacquer art. In the classroom, there is not only technical teaching, but also cultural infiltration and spiritual touching.
“She is really gentle and understands the rhythm of our students. She always gives us confidence during the course.” One participating student said this about Teacher Cai. After each activity, the students were still satisfied and took photos with their works and sunny smiles.
Integrating Chinese and foreign cultures to spread traditional charm
Cai Wei’s footsteps not only stay inside and outside the w88 casino, but also cross national borders. In 2022, she participated in a paper-cutting exchange event organized by the Wangjing community and international friends; in 2024, she was invited to participate in an intangible cultural heritage exchange event held by the China Art Museum of Arts and Crafts. She cut paper and talked about art with ambassadors and friends from more than 20 countries, using traditional skills to build a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
In one event, a foreign guest praised: "In Teacher Cai's class, I not only learned the paper-cutting skills, but also felt the warmth and depth of Chinese culture."
The "silver age" never fades, and the years are full of youth. As a retired teacher, Cai Wei has always adhered to the belief of "doing something for the elderly and inheriting the art" and constantly expanding the boundaries of intangible cultural heritage education. She lets us see that the inheritance of culture never stops with age, but becomes more wonderful with the passage of time. She used her youth to sow the warmest seeds for youth aesthetic education, leading more young people at home and abroad to get closer to intangible cultural heritage, understand Chinese traditions, and love Chinese culture.
