Jolin Tsai feels that Quanzhou is like her grandmother's home to experience the traditional skills of the dripping beast in a one-stop manner

At the Ugly Beauty Finale 2024 World Tour in Quanzhou a few days ago, Jolin Tsai praised Wudian City of Quanzhou many times, saying that from local delicacies to red brick houses and Tsai's ancestral hall, it was "very much like going back to Grandma's house." It turned out that the day before the concert, Jolin Tsai quietly went to Wudian City to experience the traditional Minnan craft "dripping Beast." in the course of learning, he was surprised to learn that Wudian City had a lot of relationship with the "Cai Family." When others teased her that she was "on her own turf", she smiled and replied, "how can I be ashamed of that?"

During a short visit, after learning about the skills of Dishui and the origin of the name of Wudian City, she sighed, "it turns out that there are so many meanings behind my surname." Shouldering the responsibility and mission of her surname, she concluded, "to drive your family and friends around you to be an upright person." Bring positive power to society.

thinking after listening to the story of the Tsai family, Jolin Tsai laughingly said that "delicious" vlog was influenced by Cai's surname

The afternoon before the concert, Jolin Tsai went to Wudian City to have lunch with Wu Xiaoqing, the non-legacy inheritor of Cizao ceramic sculpture skills, to try various Quanzhou delicacies and to receive the guidance of his teacher. experience the production process of the important handicraft "dripping Beast" in the architectural culture of southern Fujian. Tsai Yilin learned that Wudian City was originally during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, when five brothers surnamed Cai opened a shop there, so they got the name "Wudian." the Tsai-style family, whose name is Qingyang Cai, has spent money in the local area ever since, and has had a great influence in the local area. There is also a Tsai clan temple in Wudian City, and the story of the family continues to spread. The staff said with a smile: "We are on your turf," and she cheerfully accepted: "how can I be ashamed to invite everyone here?" Jolin Tsai, whose ancestral home is Tongan, Fujian Province, was told that Tongan should be in Xiamen now. The distance from Xiamen to Wudian City is less than 100 kilometers on the map. The distance between Jolin Tsai and Wudian City is suddenly narrowed because of these stories in terms of space and psychology.

The dripping beast made by Wu Xiaoqing under the guidance of Jolin Tsai is a simple, baking-free and proportionally reduced experience version. Even so, it takes three hours to complete a simplified version of the dripping beast. Also because of previous dinners and long-time co-production contacts, Wu Xiaoqing not only taught carefully how to make her dripping beast works more flexible and artistic, but also opened her heart to share her family stories. It turns out that Wu Xiaoqing is the 23rd generation inheritor of Wu pottery in Cizao Meixi. Five generations of his ancestors are also doing pottery and dripping animal sculptures (Qibian kiln), which have been handed down to him from generation to generation. He hopes that through more exquisite creation and richer images of his works, more people will understand the beauty of ceramic art and the inheritance of Dishui beasts in southern Fujian.

Jolin Tsai was very moved after hearing his story, so he asked curiously, "the Wu family is a tradition of firing kilns. What does the Cai family do?" Others answered, five stores in Wudian City must have made food and drink! She laughed: "the food maker!" No wonder I'm here to make a really good Vlog shoot. " A few words also plunged her into a whirlpool of thoughts. She went on to say that behind everyone's surname, there is a story belonging to a family, and they are all exploring day after day, slowly walking out of their own and the family's development path. Jolin Tsai said: the original surname is proud, but also bears a deep responsibility to influence their own community, or friends around to make the right choice, to be an honest person.

immersive experience of dripping Beast to make "Mother of Bear" to harvest surprise gifts

Jolin Tsai poured a lot of emotion into the process of creating dripping beasts. From the proportion of small fish, the most important mouth opening process, she is very devoted to discussing with Wu Xiaoqing how to achieve the effect she most wants. Looking at the embryonic Mermaid, she joked: "the little fish's face is as beautiful as mine." In the final stage of painting, she not only signed her name, but also copied her tattoo to the dripping beast. After all, although it has been three hours, she is still not done. In addition to meeting Wu Xiaoqing and hoping to have a chance to visit the kiln and make a complete version of the dripping beast, she also said, "I hope my friends can travel to southern Fujian. You can take a look at the dripping beasts in traditional buildings, as well as various red brick building methods. There are many stories behind them."

Jolin Tsai also had an unexpected episode in the process of making dripping beasts. After her "mermaid" shaping was completed, she needed to be put on the outdoor balcony to dry. When she went to the outdoor balcony, she let out a huge scream, "Bear"! It turned out to be a gift from Wu Xiaoqing to Jolin Tsai, which was discovered by her in advance than the bear version of the dripping beast. Jolin Tsai's pet is the Bear Dog, which caused an uproar among fans a few days ago because of the copywriting of "Mother of the Bear" on his coat. Knowing that she liked it, Wu Xiaoqing made one in advance as a gift, which was originally put on the outdoor balcony to dry and planned to give it out at last, but was "spoiled in advance". The little bear made by Wu Xiaoqing still needs to be painted. Jolin Tsai carefully put the finishing touches on the little bear, which is less than five cubic centimeters, painted ink pupils and did not forget to highlight it. Seeing that he was very determined and professional in color matching and writing, Wu Xiaoqing repeatedly asked her if she had learned to paint, and finally even praised her for her deep creative skills. It is obvious that her unique skills such as writing brush and making candy can also be used flexibly here when she was young.

During this trip to Quanzhou, Jolin Tsai also tried a lot of southern Fujian cuisine: ginger duck, fried vinegar meat, fried vegetables, frozen bamboo shoots, fried oysters, beef soup, Fuding taro, meat dumplings, sour vegetables. All kinds of dishes taste fresh and the meat is not greasy. Jolin Tsai tasted everything from his favorite mother ginger duck to sour water, a special drink, and lamented that the food here made him "feel at home when I was a child."

With the arrival of Jolin Tsai's Ugly Beauty Finale 2024 World Tour in Hangzhou this week, the audience's expectation of Jolin Tsai has created an astonishing number of more than 500,000 people on the ticketing platform who continue to join the booking process. The continuous high-energy two-day audio-visual feast carries the hot expectations of the audience! On May 18th and 19th, Qimei began to sing!