Chinanews, Chongqing, May 14 (Li Hanxue) does not pay attention to correct perspective, realistic proportions, and rich colors-this is a peasant printmaking in Qijiang, Chongqing with the theme of rural life.
Taiwanese youth campers from the National Taiwan Federation of Taiwan Cross-Strait Youth Sports Culture (Chongqing) Expansion Research Camp came to the ancient town of Dongxi, Qijiang on the 14th to visit this original ecological art.
In the ancient town of Dongxi on Qijiang River, which is shaded by more than 5,000 towering yellow ge trees, the ancient salt road of Sichuan and Guizhou opened during the Western Han Dynasty passes through the town.
By the stone bridge, ancient houses were built on the hillside.
In one of the alleys, the stone walls on both sides of the road are painted with various colors. This is the "print art street".
Qijiang peasant prints are Qijiang's "artistic business card".
According to reports, it originated from the wooden board New Year paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a purely handmade work that was first carved on the board and then rubbed. The subject matter is mostly the daily life of farmers, such as marriage, drinking, and sowing in the four seasons And harvest.
On May 14, Taiwanese campers from the National Taiwan Federation of Taiwan Cross-Strait Youth Sports Culture (Chongqing) Expansion Research Camp visited the print art street of Dongxi Ancient Town, Qijiang.
Photo by Li Hanxue
This art form, which does not pay attention to academic techniques, is uniquely simple, naive, and exaggerated in romantic beauty.
In 1988, Qijiang was named "Chinese Modern Folk Painting and Painting Hometown" by the former Ministry of Culture.
So far, Qijiang peasant prints have been exhibited in more than 30 countries and regions across the strait, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas, and have also received art groups from more than 40 countries and regions to inspect here.
"Nature, happy." When he came to Qijiang Farmer's Printmaking Academy, print artist Huang Yuanyuan introduced Qijiang's farmers' prints to Taiwan youth.
She said that in the past, the plates used by farmers for rubbing printing may even be their own cutting boards and door panels.
On May 14, Taiwanese campers from the National Taiwan Federation of Taiwan Cross-Strait Youth Sports Culture (Chongqing) Expansion Research Camp visited Qijiang Farmer Print Institute.
Photo by Li Hanxue
"Prints give people a happy look and feel." Dai Chengzhen, who runs funeral services in Chongqing, said that both the ancient town landscape and prints have been well preserved, and the local inclusion of prints in elementary school textbooks is worthy of recognition.
When watching the printmaker demonstrate how to make rubbing, she laughed and said that she must come here to learn printmaking when she is old.
"They are very peculiar in their creation. They don't pay attention to shadows, and the colors are very special." He Yong, who runs a sports company in the mainland, also likes peasant prints very much.
Li Haoyun, who works as a physiotherapist in Beijing, said that he used to think that peasant prints were just peasants painting their own lives, but he did not expect such exquisite rubbings, and every stroke and stroke has a story.
He said that after coming to the mainland, he felt that each place has its own customs and characteristics. Because it is beautiful, I want to explore and understand. This time I came to Qijiang in a hurry. I hope I can take my friends to have a more in-depth tour next time. (Finish)