Dough figurine (Lv Chinese Dough Figurine) (Extension), a traditional art project of the sixth batch of representative extension projects of the intangible cultural heritage of Lianyungang City. Dough figurine, commonly known as dough flower, gift bun, flower cake, dough figurine, is one of the traditional folk arts of the Han nationality originating from Shanxi, shaping various lifelike images. With glutinous flour as the main material, it is mixed into different colors, and made into various shapes by hand and simple tools. The dough figurine artists "go from village to village" and make dough figurines on the streets to make a living. Nowadays, they are loved by the public, but their figurines are regarded as a kind of gadgets. This kind of thing is gradually valued, and the gadgets have also entered the art market, and the sculpture art has become a precious cultural and artistic work. It is impossible to test when the dough figurine really came from. But judging from the dough figurine and the small pieces sold in the Astana store in Turulu, Xinjiang, it has been at least 1,340 years. There is also a record of dough figurines in the "Dongjing Menghualu" of the Southern Song Dynasty: "Made with oil flour and molasses like smiling faces." At that time, dough figurines were edible and were called "fruit food". There is also a folk legend about dough figurines. It is said that when Kong Ming of the Three Kingdoms conquered Nanpan, he encountered a strong wind when crossing Lujiang River. The witty Kong Ming immediately made human heads and sacrificial animals with the materials to worship the river god. Strangely enough, the Xing team crossed the river safely and successfully pacified the Nanman. Therefore, from then on, all those who engaged in this industry worshipped Kong Ming as their ancestor. China's dough sculpture art has been recorded in writing as early as the Han Dynasty. After thousands of years of inheritance and operation, it can be said that it has a long history and has long been a part of Chinese culture and folk art. It is also a physical subject that cannot be ignored in the study of history, archaeology, folklore, sculpture, and aesthetics. The dough sculpture making skills of Lv Guozhong integrate the comprehensive styles of dough sculptures from various places, including the rough and lifelike Shandong dough sculptures, the exquisite and diverse shapes of Jinan dough sculptures, and the bright colors and vivid ecology of Shanghai dough sculptures. At the same time, it also has the local folk characteristics of Guannan. The dough sculpture artist takes the materials according to the needs, kneads, rubs, kneads, and lifts them in his hands, and uses a small bamboo knife to skillfully place, cut, carve, scratch, and shape the body, hands, head and face, and puts on hair accessories and clothes. In an instant, a lifelike artistic image is created. The production method is to put flour, glutinous rice flour, refined salt and preservatives in a basin and mix them evenly. Then pour in boiling water slowly and stir with chopsticks. Then knead the dough repeatedly until the "three lights" effect is achieved: shiny surface, shiny hands and shiny basin. Press the dough into a sheet by hand, steam it in a steamer for about 45 minutes, take it out, quickly mix the dough with sesame oil, put it in a plastic bag, wrap it with a towel, and leave it for 24 hours until the dough is firm. Then you can use advertising colors to adjust the color.