Ou Haonian Art Museum opened in Neijiang, Sichuan, Taiwanese painting giants and Zhang Daqian "continued the frontier"

On December 16, ou hao nian art museum opened in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province.　Photo by Wang Peng

Neijiang, China News Network, December 16 (Reporter Wang Peng) Ou Haonian Art Museum was officially opened on the 16th in Daqian Li - Neijiang City, Sichuan Province. Located next to the Zhang Daqian Museum, hundreds of paintings were donated by Taiwanese painting giant Ou Haonian, including 3 authentic works by Zhang Daqian. The painter, who was over eighty years old, said excitedly: "I have fulfilled my wish to 'renew the frontier' with Mr. Daqian." ”

On the same day, the 2021 cross-strait cultural and artistic exchange activities were held in Neijiang. The event adopted a combination of online and offline methods, and invited more than 120 guests from the literary and artistic circles on both sides of the strait, cultural and creative circles, and representatives of cultural and creative circles to participate. Zhang Daqian and Ou Hao "renewed the frontier" in Daqian's hometown many years later, which attracted the attention of guests from both sides of the strait.

The master of Chinese painting Zhang Daqian was born in Neijiang, Sichuan, and eventually grew up in Taiwan. As a master of the Lingnan School, Ou Haonian met with Zhang Daqian in the United States in the early years, and after that, the two lived very closely, and the pen would communicate and form a year-old love. In 1982, the two collaborated on the painting "Narcissus Plum Bamboo" which was passed down as a good story by the art world. In 2019, Ou Haonian was invited to Neijiang and had the intention of donating paintings to build a museum and accompany Mr. Daqian for a long time.

"I couldn't be happier today! Many years ago, Mr. Daqian suggested that I build the Ouhaonian Museum in Neijiang, and today it has finally become a reality. On the same day, the white-haired Ou Haonian emotionally recalled his friendship with Zhang Daqian in a remote video connection. He said that his art museum is next to The Zhang Daqian Museum, but he has fulfilled his wish to "renew the frontier" with Mr. Daqian, "In the future, I will do my best to promote more cross-strait exchanges and cooperation." ”

Although Neijiang and Taiwan are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, because of the culture of the great thousands, the two places have forged a deep love relationship. Since 2013, the cross-strait Daqian cultural and artistic exchange activities have been successfully held for seven sessions, playing a role in promoting Daqian culture, enhancing exchanges among compatriots, and promoting spiritual harmony.

"Cross-strait cultural exchanges are an important part of cross-strait exchanges, and the development of cross-strait relations cannot be separated from cross-strait cultural exchanges, and the promotion and development of Chinese culture is even more inseparable from cross-strait joint cooperation." Li Wenhui, vice president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, said that the opening of the Ou HaoNian Art Museum and the addition of cross-strait exchange platform ties in Neijiang are a grand event and happy event for cross-strait cultural exchanges.

After the opening of the Ou Haonian Art Museum, the reporter of China News Network entered the tour. Stepping into the front hall of the art museum, the first thing that catches your eye is a bronze bust of Ou Haonian, and the base is engraved with the five characters of "Lingnan Crossing the Sea". The museum is divided into four exhibition areas: Lingnan Haonian, Pen and Ink Creation, Forgetting the Year and Crossing the Sea, and the 169 calligraphy and painting works in the Exhibition are donated by Ou Haonian, including 3 works by Zhang Daqian.

In the preface hall of the art museum, Zhang Daqian's handwriting given to Ou Haonian is particularly eye-catching, "Created in the hand, Haonian Dao brother only dropped the pen, he felt that everything in the universe, do not rush to the wrist, there is nothing to hide, the so-called creation of the same worker, is exhibited, the book is a few words, to the zhijing mu." ”

"Mr. Daqian has a wide range of deeds in his life, his disciples are all over the world, he was born in Sichuan, he is old in Taiwan, and I am a descendant of calligraphy and painting who came from Taiwan and lived in Chengdu." After visiting the art museum, Xiao Wanrong, a young calligrapher and painter in Sichuan and Taiwan, felt a lot. She said that Mr. Daqian's inspiration and influence on her art is very great, and as a master figure jointly admired by the art circles on both sides of the Straits, Mr. Daqian is an important link for cross-strait cultural exchanges, "I hope to take this as an opportunity to promote the continued in-depth exchanges and cooperation between the literary and art circles of Sichuan and Taiwan through Mr. Daqian's glittering signboard." ”

On the same day, Luo Zhiping, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Sichuan Province, awarded the "Demonstration Site of Neijiang Ouhaonian Art Museum of Sichuan Provincial Exchange Base for Taiwan" on behalf of the Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office. During the event, the "Hanmo Daqian" cross-strait calligraphy and painting art works invitation exhibition and the 2021 cross-strait urban cultural industry development exchange meeting were also held. Well-known scholars and calligraphers from both sides of the strait will gather together to discuss and exchange ideas on topics such as Zhang Daqian's calligraphy and painting art style, Daqian cultural IP development, and Daqian cultural empowerment city development.

According to incomplete statistics, as of now, the Neijiang Taiwan Merchants Industrial Park and 64 Taiwan-funded projects have maintained a good momentum of development, with a cumulative investment of more than 6.5 billion yuan, involving electronic information, food and beverage, textile and clothing, biomedicine, cultural creativity and other fields. In terms of personnel exchanges, Neijiang has received more than a thousand taiwan compatriots, and has been invited to Taiwan to carry out more than 300 exchanges and inspections such as education, rural tourism, and young volunteers. (End)