民间工艺泥塑艺术是我国一种古老常见的民间艺术,它以泥土为原料,以手工捏制成形,或素或彩,以人物、动物为主。鹤庆地区是云南最早的文化发祥地之一,作为大理州历史悠久、文化根源深厚的古城之一,其泥塑融合了中原文化和边疆少数民族的生产生活特点,有鲜明的地方白族特色。一、民间工艺泥塑艺术发展现状我国民间泥塑有着悠久的历史,可上溯到距今4千至1万年前的新石器时代。民间雕塑作为具有中国特色的民间美术种类之 Folk art clay art is an ancient and common folk art in our country. It is made of clay as the raw material, hand-kneaded into shape, or plain or colored, mainly by people and animals. Heqing is one of the earliest cultural cradles in Yunnan. As one of the ancient cities with a long history and rich cultural roots in Dali Prefecture, Heqing combines the culture of the Central Plains with the production and living features of the ethnic minorities in the border areas and has distinctive local Bai characteristics. First, the development of folk art clay Art Development Our folk clay has a long history, dating back 4000-10000 years ago Neolithic age. Folk sculpture as a kind of folk art with Chinese characteristics