【Explanation】Opening the cover of the manual, one by one watercolor paintings come into view, the Yellow River Stone Forest, Beef Noodles, Zhongshan Bridge, Jinta Populus euphratica Forest, Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon... This is the hand-painted "Gansu" by Liu Xin, a girl born in Lanzhou. Hand account".
Handbook, originated in Japan, refers to hand-painted illustrations to record life. It is a manual that integrates schedule, life perception, and reading experience. It is popular in China because of its healing and stress-relieving form.
Liu Xin, a fan of pocketbooks, is a teacher in the Art Design Department of Longqiao College, Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics. Four years ago, she happened to see a recipe recorded by a cook in the form of a handbook in a food magazine. She was recorded in a novel way Attracted, try to record the beauty of hometown with a hand account.
[Concurrent] Liu Xin, author of Gansu landscape account
When I first came into contact with the account, I read a book. That book was about cooking. (I was) especially interested. Then I searched the Internet and found that many bloggers were doing some collage accounts and art accounts. , There are hand-painted accounts.
(I want to spend) my hometown in my pocketbook.
[Explanation] Since then, Liu Xin's bag has always kept notebooks, markers, tapes, stickers and other drawing tools, and the landscapes of various places have become the materials in her pens.
In her opinion, the hand account is not like a professional painting. It does not require too many techniques and dogmatic concepts. It can be rendered at will, or even simply outlined, which can more intuitively express the author's feelings.
[Concurrent] Liu Xin, author of Gansu landscape account
I think that compared to traditional photography and video recording, the hand-book is more meaningful to record in the book by hand. Then it does not record objective things, it actually records a kind of subjective mood.
[Explanation] Nowadays, whenever Liu Xin goes to a place, he will keep track of bits and pieces with his account. In her opinion, in the Internet age, people tend to overlook the beauty of life in a fast-paced life, and the process of making accounts can calm the irritability. It can also improve the ability to discover "beauty".
[Concurrent] Liu Xin, author of Gansu landscape account
When I draw the scenery into the book, I think this process is very literary and artistic. Then when I paint, there are a lot of people watching. This way of life is very literary and everyone is looking forward to it.
[Commentary] Liu Xin said that most of the handbooks are young girls. They often take pictures of the meticulous drawing process and share them with everyone. Therefore, she plans to add Dunhuang elements in addition to recording the beautiful scenery of her hometown. While feeling the novel recording method, deepen the understanding of Dunhuang culture.
[Concurrent]] Liu Xin, author of Gansu landscape account
I have another new idea, which is to make a handbook for the supporters of Dunhuang women, because many of the handbooks are girls.
I want to combine the Dunhuang culture of Gansu, and then learn how to wear Dunhuang female patrons' clothes in my pocketbook.
Ai Qinglong reports from Lanzhou, Gansu
Editor in charge: [Chen Haifeng]