Watch how a retired surgeon carves Narcissus, a must-have Chinese New Year flower
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2025
- My name is Ni Mingxian, 66 years old and I have been a surgeon for more than 20 years.
Since my childhood, every year before the Spring Festival, my father would have to carve a Narcissus.
One day, I picked up the scalpel to carve.
From that first carving forward, the annual Narcissus carving task passed on to me.
This is a pair of scissors for ophthalmology, the finest surgical scissors.
I might be the first person in China to use medical equipment to do this kind of carving.
The Narcissus I usually get from Zhangzhou is in this state.
First of all, I will make the design according to its original shape.
I carve it by cutting off a part of the bulb on the Narcissus, keep one centimeter or more at the bottom, and then cut half of the bulb, cut it to the middle, and remove them.
This scalpel is pointy, very sharp, which can make the wound very neat. It should be carved to this extent, with all its leaves exposed. When the leaves are cut, make sure to avoid cutting the bud.
Half of the leaves have been cut, and it is now injured. After being injured, it forms a scar, where it doesn’t grow any more, but grows behind it. So the leaves will become curly.
Then for the pedicels, there is a bud on the top and a pedicel on the bottom. We also want it to be injured, so the flowers also become curly. Then, the injured flowers are all at the bottom, and the uninjured flowers go to the top.
We use the injury of plants to achieve what shape we want. The shape of a teapot is the most difficult to do, from carving to maintenance, because it requires the perfect bulbs, leaves and root hair.
You have to cut in the middle with a complete bulb. The cut is so small that I made an endoscope to do it. It's the most appropriate tool.
During the Spring Festival in Shanghai in the 1950s to 1970s, every family had the tradition of decorating Narcissus flowers at home. I want to pass on this culture. I want to keep trying something new and bold. It is an enjoyment for me.
Editor: Zhu Yan
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