The pine cone "painter" in the mountains: keep every "little rose"'s affection for nature

　　Chinanews.com, Xing'anmeng, Aershan, December 1st, title: The "painter" of pine cones in the mountains: keep every "little rose"'s affection for nature

　　Chinanews reporter Zhang Wei

　　Entering December, Aershan City, located on the border between China and Mongolia and in the hinterland of Daxing’an Mountains in Inner Mongolia, reappears the appearance of a fairy tale town. gurgling water...

　　The mountain pickers, who have been busy all autumn, took advantage of these few days of "winter leisure" to deliver the beautiful pine cones they picked to Fu Lihong's pine cone painting studio.

　　"Look, do these pine cones look like little roses?" Fu Lihong loves these "fresh" pine cones. She told reporters that autumn and winter are the best seasons to recycle pine cones.

The picture shows Fu Lihong leading the students into the forest for "class".

Photo courtesy of Fu Lihong

　　Fu Lihong, born in 1979, is an out-and-out "second generation forest". Because of inheritance and love, she has never left the forest town of Aershan.

　　Aershan used to be an important timber production area in the Greater Khingan Mountains, with a total urban area of ​​over 7,400 square kilometers and a permanent population of 30,000, 80% of whom are forestry workers and their families.

　　In 2012, the Aershan forest area "hanged the ax and stopped the saw", the airport opened to navigation, and the port cleared customs. Relying on the rich natural resources such as forests, hot springs, ice and snow, Aershan transformed into tourism.

　　"My hometown is very beautiful." A few years ago, Fu Lihong also joined the army of the tourism industry vigorously.

　　Since she was a child, she traveled in the forest with her father, a Mori investigator. Fu Lihong has an indescribable affection for nature. She believes that this magic and beauty should be shared with more people.

　　Fu Lihong still remembers that when she was young, her father worked in the field for many years and could only come home once in a few months.

"So, I especially cherish the days when my father came home. Whenever he came back, I pestered him to tell me stories in the forest."

　　There seems to be a collection of fairy tales hidden in the father's story. The forest is like a treasure, and it has become the most dreamed paradise for Fu Lihong and her sister.

　　Going to see the new green shoots in spring, seeing the verdant forest in summer, and picking ripe fruits in autumn... Looking back now, Fu Lihong's eyes are still full of innocence, "Pine nuts were the most delicious snack in my childhood. My sister and I They also use pine cones as 'weapons' to fight 'pine cone battles'."

　　In Fu Lihong's heart, her mother is the most capable "Qiao Niang". "She can use the branches and leaves picked up in the forest to paint. I can do pine cone painting because my mother is my teacher."

　　Later, as long as she had time, Fu Lihong, who became a mother, would take her son up the mountain to listen to the pine waves, hear the singing of birds, pick wild fruits, learn about various plants, observe treepeckers catching insects, watch little squirrels eating pine nuts, and Will play pinecone fight with the children.

　　"There are millions of acres of Xing'an larch and sylvestris pine in my hometown. For generations of forest guards, every fruit and every pine needle of them entrusts our deep feelings." Fu Lihong said, she created The original intention of pinecone painting is to use pine fruits and leaves as raw materials, and through artistic techniques, to retain memories and express affection, and also to fill the gaps in pine-themed cultural and creative products in forest areas.

The picture shows Fu Lihong and her works.

Photo courtesy of Fu Lihong

　　In 2020, Fu Lihong began to collect a large number of pine cones, leaves and pine cones of Xing'an larch that were pecked off by squirrels and woodpeckers. "With these raw materials, my hand-painting began."

　　Because of her artistic skills, Fu Lihong got started very quickly. By changing the graphics and patterns from simple to complex, she selected suitable pine cones and leaves, and glued them to the base board according to the rules with environmentally friendly glue sticks. A pine cone painting It's done.

　　Fu Lihong's pine cone painting can be completed by "three times, five times and two divisions". However, in her studio, the reporter saw a dazzling array of boxes of various sizes and colors. Different pine cones, needles and leaves.

　　"There are no two identical leaves in the world, and pine trees are the same, so there are no identical pine cones. In different seasons and different years, the colors of pine cones are different, including light yellow, golden yellow, light brown, and dark brown. "Fu Lihong carefully introduced that pine cones that have been hung on the branches for more than two years will show a "gradient color" from gray to black.

　　"Pine trees have different years of growth, and the degree of straightness of the leaves will also be different. When combined according to certain rules, it looks like the rays of the sun. I call this work "Sunflower."

　　"The combination of motion and stillness is the perfect nature. The pine needles, pine cones, and leaves are pasted in different ways, and the cute and naive image of the little owl appears."

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　　Fu Lihong's works are all "one copy".

In the past two years, she has produced nearly a hundred pinecone art paintings.

The picture shows Fu Lihong's painting of pine cones.

Photo courtesy of Fu Lihong

　　Now, Fu Lihong has begun to study pine needle art paintings, "Don't underestimate the thin needles, the color changes are particularly rich, and the difference in dark and light colors will form a strong visual contrast." After selection, classification, binding, After storage, combine them according to the trend of the mountains to present a pine needle painting of "Rich Daxing'an Mountains".

　　After development and production, Fu Lihong registered and named her art painting brand "Meng Xiaosong".

In addition to selling cultural and creative products such as pine cone paintings and pine needle paintings, she also opened a "Forest Art Classroom", using the method of "tourism + research", taking students into the forest to learn about wild plants and appreciate the beauty of nature. Thanks for the gift of nature.

　　"I hope to sow the seeds of love for nature in the hearts of children through the classroom in the forest." Fu Lihong said.

　　Fu Lihong told the reporter that pinecone painting needs manpower from picking, selecting, sorting to making. At present, she has brought more than 20 local people to join her studio. Those who participated in the creation also learned to make it by themselves.”

　　Fu Lihong said that it is estimated that by next year, their average annual income will increase by more than 20,000 yuan per person.

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