What is nostalgia? In some people's mind, it may be a small stamp, the ancient well in front of the door, the old tree at the entrance of the village, or the quiet stream at the edge of the village ......

"I want to use this way to keep nostalgia and our fishermen's culture." In the heart of Qingdao's Shibei District, Master Qu, his nostalgia is the strips of fishing boats traveling between the blue sky and the blue sea. Over the past three years, he has made 42 large and small boat models, visiting friends and relatives to send boat models, but also won the "boat model king" reputation.

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I've been working with the sea for most of my life.

Master Qu lives in Qingdao Shibei District's Biao Shan Road neighborhood and is 71 years old. Because of his obsession with ship modeling, three years ago, he transformed his garage into a studio. In this garage of nearly 25 square meters, there are all kinds of ship models, but also exquisite. The workbench is full of planes, axes, saws and other operating tools. Qu master said with a smile, as long as the first to come here, like into their own "small world", a stay is a few hours.

Master Qu was born and raised on the seashore, and is a local standard mountain road. When he was a child, because of poor family conditions, he had no choice but to drop out of school in the third grade of elementary school, for life. 16 years old, he began to follow his grandparents on the boat, to go out to sea fishing for a living. During the fishing season, he let go of his bladder and spared no effort. When it came to the fishing moratorium, everyone was at home recuperating and spending time with their families, but he was not idle. There is a shipbuilding master on the ship, shipbuilding technology, Qu master will be invited to the master to the home, good wine and good food to serve, accompanied by the master nagging.

At that time, the master talked about shipbuilding skills, gushing and glowing. Qu master listened carefully and carefully, and these are in mind, thinking of their own can learn a craft. Mindful of the master of the Qu do what like what, followed by the master of a hand, what are doing like a model. So, with the accumulation of labor time on the boat, coupled with his diligence, to the age of 26 years old, Qu masters involved in the village production team's "rowing" (shipbuilding) work.

By the age of 36, Master Qu became the captain of the production brigade because of his excellent commanding ability and practical performance, and also led the villagers to plan and implement the reform of the village fishery package responsibility system, which became a benchmark for the villages along the coast of Huanghua to learn from at that time. Later, with the rise of the northern part of the city, master Qu served as a village cadre, ran a company, leading more villagers to run for prosperity. But no matter what he did or did not do, his love for the fishing boat and the life of the fishing family remained unchanged.

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Creating miniature fishing boats to showcase fishing culture

With the development of shantytown reform work in the north of the city, master Qu and the villagers moved into a new home, from the "standard mountain road" into a "citizen", the more the day is getting better and better. Nowadays, Qu master retired at home, enjoying the happiness of the family. But decades of experience with the sea, so that the master always give up the feelings of the sea. 2017, he developed the idea of building a miniature fishing boat.

Master Qu is a man who does what he says he will do. With the idea of making fishing boat models, he packed up the garage of his house at the first time and used it as his creation room for making boat models, and even commuted to and from the creation room on time every day like a salaryman. He was so passionate about ship modeling that he often lost track of time and forgot to eat. Whenever it was time to eat, his wife often called him again and again. Sometimes he can't even sleep soundly for the sake of creating boat models, and when he closes his eyes, his mind is filled with the shadows of various fishing boats.

Making a ship model is a very complicated project, although miniature, it is the same as building a real ship. From the beginning of the drawing design, material selection, to the back of the spraying, welding, and even carving, tailoring, every part of the process he had to pay a great deal of effort.

"From learning about ships, drafting, hull design to fabrication, a little carelessness can lead to flaws. Once a flaw occurs, the whole ship may be ruined." Qu master said, a boat is like the human skeleton, the proportion is not right, uneven thickness, joints are damaged, will not be a good boat. Only from the whole to the details are right, the boat can "stand" up.

In order to achieve a realistic effect, more excellence, Qu master making ship models, as small as a mast on the ship, a rivet on the deck, all strive to be realistic and perfect. Every detail, he is nearly harsh on his own requirements, hundreds of processes all personally.

At present, Master Qu has created a total of 10 styles of boat models, and he knows every detail of each style: "Xiaobangshuo" is a kind of sloop introduced from the Yellow River Basin, which is flexible and easy to move in the mudflats and shallow waters; "Zhoushan Style" is a kind of boat model introduced from Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, with a pointed bow, which is easy to press waves forward and suitable for deep-water operations; "Northeast Ox" is an improvement on the basis of "Zhoushan Style". Zhoushan style" is a type of boat introduced from Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, with a pointed bow, which makes it easy to press waves forward and is suitable for deep-water operation; "Northeast Ox" is improved on the basis of "Zhoushan style", which is not only suitable for deep-water operation but also has a large carrying capacity; "Yellow Bohai Sea" has a large horsepower and a high draft. The "Yellow Bohai Sea" has large horsepower and deep draft, and can operate in any area of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. ......

"The evolution of the boat style reflects a process of continuous exploration and innovation in the production practice of the standard mountain road, but also reflects the course of the modernization of the fishery development from the side, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of the standard mountain road." Master Qu said seriously.

"It's a shame that many crafts are facing loss. For example, the 'small bang rocking', which appeared relatively long ago, is basically not seen now." Caressing the ship 1.8 meters long, 1.2 meters high mast "small Bang rock" boat model, Qu master words are full of pity.

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Send a boat model to wish your friends and relatives good sailing

Recently, Master Qu is creating a ship model named "Yellow Bohai Sea". In the installation of navigation lights, due to the red and green lights are too small, he repeatedly carved many times are not satisfied, then again and again, until satisfied.

"You have to put your heart and soul into making a ship, not only to make it exquisite, but also to make it realistic and restore the truth. Every slat seam, every object, every bit of detail on the ship model must be represented in strict proportion." Master Qu said.

A traditional fishing boat, from the keel to the deck, then to the mast ...... each part must first be finely polished, and then assembled, to achieve a tight fit. The materials used for each part of the boat model are different, with requirements such as softness, hardness, color, etc. This is also the actual production needs to take into account the force of the boat and the unity of the materials used.

Sometimes, Master Qu will search for a piece of red rosewood for days, or carve and polish a satisfactory propeller for half a day. It takes one month to make a simple boat model, and two months for a complex one. Although the process of creation is very hard, Master Qu enjoys it.

In this way, Master Qu has been quietly cultivating in his own small world. He said that with the development of offshore fishing in recent years, the traditional fishing boats are becoming fewer and fewer, and the younger generation is also running to the land for business and labor, the local traditional fishing culture is gradually dissipating. He hand-created boat model and gave many friends and relatives, both to wish everyone a smooth sailing, but also to send the old generation of standard mountain road heart by the sea, the sea and the sea and the rise of the deep complex. Over the past three years, master Qu created a total of 42 large and small boat model, in the gift to distant friends and relatives at the same time, but also attracted visitors from all directions.

Talking about future plans, Master Qu pondered for a moment and said: "Born and raised by the sea, I have dealt with the sea for most of my life, and I have an inseparable feeling for the sea and the boat. I think it is very meaningful to create a boat model and remember the past in this way to pass on the culture of the fishermen's family. I want to add simple cultural elements to the regional tourism with my own strength, so that the fishermen's culture can emit a new luster in the new era."

Qu master said this, surveying the workbench boat model, as if seeing the Bohai Bay thousands of sails full of fish and shrimp scene ......

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