Talking about the craftsman spirit

Editor in chief Wei Hanqing

In recent years, the ruling and the opposition have talked about the "artisan spirit." The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly states: "Build a knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative labor force, promote the spirit of the model workers and the spirit of artisans, and create a glorious social style of work and a professional spirit of excellence." The Chinese government report also proposed : "Strively promote the spirit of craftsmen, plant the artisan culture, exhaust the corporate ethics, advocate excellence,improve the incentive mechanism, cultivate more 'Chinese craftsmen', create more world-renowned 'Chinese brands', and promote the Chinese economy into the quality era. ”

The term "artisan spirit" is said to have originated from the contemporary entrepreneur and educator Nie Shengzhe. He founded the Luban Woodworking School and cultivated the first-class woodworker from this spirit.

Indeed, opening up a thick history of China, Lu Ban carved into a phoenix, Kenting Jieniu, selling oil Weng and other stories, are related to artisans. We often see programs such as the Chinese poetry contest, and look at the popular poems of Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, and Su Shi. It seems that they are hand-in-hand, and they are all natural. In fact, they are all sorts of words, and they don’t know how many times they have been scrutinized. One word, the number of stems must be cut off, and the classics that have been passed down through the ages have been formed.

Modern Western countries pay more attention to the spirit of craftsmen. Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, the most outstanding masters of the Renaissance, if not for decades, such as a meticulous and refined "artisan spirit", why can they be in painting, sculpture, architecture Can mathematics, astronomy, geography, music, physics and other fields create such beautiful and wonderful works? Newton, Einstein, etc.,of course, not to mention.

We visited Europe and saw that there were signs on the bottom of many buildings, indicating when the building was built and who the architect was. In fact, this is also a performance that pays attention to the "artisan spirit." The architect clarifies his identity, when the work was born, and of course he hopes that his work is a work of art. He does not want it to die halfway and be accused of ridicule by others. This may be one of the reasons why European architecture has been sturdy and solid for hundreds of years, and the design looks often new! On the other hand, our domestic urban architecture, or one thousand people, has no features, or is shoddy, not strong enough, and has to be replaced in 20 or 30 years. Although GDP has been generated, it has caused waste of manpower and material resources and environmental pollution.

Today's China, after 40 years of reform and opening up, "Made in China" has gone to the world, which is gratifying. Of course, we also need to move towards China; at the same time, we need to move towards "Chinese-style precision manufacturing." Look at the Swiss watch, the reason why it can be sold to the world for hundreds of years, is because the watchmakers can polish and concentrate on every part and every process with the spirit of craftsman. The industrial products of Germany and Japan are recognized by the world as excellent quality,and because their enterprises have always passed on this "artisan spirit", the "artisan spirit" makes the products they produce enjoy the world. Although the products made in China are all over the world, some companies lack the “artisan spirit” and lack of professional ethics.They are labeled as “cheap and rough”, which greatly affects the image of our country.

Recently, the long-term vaccine incident has shocked China and foreign countries, and it is still under investigation. Judging from the current disclosure, some indicators do not meet the standards, and there are record frauds. Aside from other motives, in the end, there is still a lack of a "artisan spirit" that will cause today's dilemma and defeat!

In the past 40 years of reform and opening up, many high-tech enterprises represented by Zhongguancun are not only the reflection of China's innovation, creation, but also the spirit of “artisan craftsmanship”. Four-way typewriter, Founder photo, Lenovo computer, UFIDA software, Hanwang electric paper book, Shenzhou spacecraft, Baidu search, Xiaomi mobile phone and other brands that are popular in China and going global, if not adhering to a kind of "artisan spirit" that strives for excellence and creates first-class craftsmanship Everything is empty.

This issue of the magazine "cover story" "Hui Ke Fang Yechang: advanced higher education "unicorn"", "economic" version of "innovation is the soul of Zhongguancun development", "entrepreneurial thinking" is the soul of "entrepreneurship" "Technology" version of "Wang Yuxiang: Standing on the corner of global innovation", "Xu Xiaoping: Ignite the creative vitality of everyone", "Zhao Fei: "Knight" to protect healthy life", "Zhao Yang: Green Water Long Flow "Aoyama in", "VR: Take you to daydreaming - Interview with Zhang Yuning, founder of Lingyu Zhizhi", "Wisewalker: Forerunner in the field of unmanned vehicles", and other innovative companies and innovative figures from Zhongguancun, read carefully Reading is actually the symphony of the "artisan spirit."

"Education" version of "Meeting Su Shi in Mizhou", "Thinking about the East Side of the Rock", "Cultural" version "In an uncertain era,doing things with a certain mindset", "Huang Yongyu: Wade in the Innocent River", "Visit Yungang Grottoes", "Lugou Bridge in My Heart River", "Running Life" and other articles, the title of the product, can also smell the fragrance of "artisan spirit". Look at the end of the"Lugou Bridge in My Heart River" with a speculative text: "I stand on the Lugou Bridge of Yongding River, which flows through history and flows through the years. I often fall into meditation. Why did Lugou Bridge stand for nearly a thousand years? Because of its design The foundation and construction are perfect. A country, a nation, if it can achieve self-introspection, it will be strong if it is not shocked."

China does not lack "craftsmen" and "masters". What is lacking is inheritance and promotion. What is lacking is the stimulation and return of humanity and character. Some people say that there is no China after Cliff Mountain. We still miss the "artisan spirit" style of the scholars and masters of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Fortunately, there are so many models in ancient and modern China and abroad. On the road to the "artisan spirit", there should be no lack of road signs.