According to Taiwan media reports on February 11, the number of people entering the park in 2022 has exceeded one million since the opening of the Nantou Lantern Festival on January 29.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the large-scale lanterns in Hangzhou, Haining, Huzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and other places in Zhejiang Province, which were invited to Taiwan to participate in the exhibition, the lantern fair also set up a special exhibition of Hebei Wuqiang New Year painting art.
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According to the WeChat public account "Hebei Cultural Tourism Release", more than 50 pieces of Hebei characteristic intangible cultural heritage - Wu Qiang New Year Painting Classic Collection were unveiled at the Nantou Lantern Festival in Nantou County, Taiwan. The event also set up a woodblock New Year painting engraving experience area to facilitate public exchanges and interactions.
Wu QiangNian paintings began in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Qing Dynasty reached its peak, its production is all handmade craftsmanship, using woodblock water color overprinting, a wide range of themes, a wide variety of varieties, there are door paintings, god codes, almanacs, window paintings, lamp paintings, middle hall paintings, couplets, etc., known as China's "epitome of farming society" and "folk life grand garden", in 2006 was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
The themes exhibited in Taiwan include Men Shen Men Paintings, Immortal Buddha Divine Codes, Festive Folk Customs, Story Opera, Painting Puzzle Entertainment, etc., which not only reflect the artistic characteristics of Wu Qiang's New Year painting "Yan Zhao Zhi Feng" and the artistic achievements of extensive acquisition, but also reflect the rich connotation of Chinese New Year culture.
In addition, in order to create a New Year atmosphere and highlight the effect of the exhibition, the exhibition also specially designed a traditional house model dressed up during the Spring Festival, so that the audience can feel the traditional customs of "discussing the Tao" and "paying attention" in the New Year's Festival.
"I am very happy to be one of the 9 cities that have set up an exhibition at the Nantou Lantern Festival in Taiwan this time, adding a force to cross-strait cultural and artistic exchanges." In the "Hengshui Evening News" report, Chen Hezhi, director of the research office of the Wuqiang New Year Painting Museum, said.
A few days ago, the China Commentary Agency published a commentary article pointing out that in recent years, with the development of cross-strait relations, lantern art exchanges have also become one of the important cross-strait cultural exchanges, and many provinces, cities or cities in Taiwan and the mainland have held or regularly held various forms of lantern festivals, including lantern festivals and Mid-Autumn Festival lantern festivals. For example, in addition to Taiwan's Nantou, Xiamen on the mainland is now also holding cross-strait lantern festivals with strong Fujian-Taiwan cultural charm and New Year characteristics.
Children experience Wu Qiangnian painting the Zodiac Tiger print on the spot.
The article said that in the severe and complicated situation of cross-strait relations, especially due to the impact of the new crown epidemic and the significant reduction of cross-strait exchanges, the lamp as a carrier of cultural exchanges will be more meaningful. Lanterns created by lantern artists from Taiwan and the mainland for various lantern festivals not only display the historical and cultural characteristics, customs and customs of various places or urban landmarks, but also express good wishes, but also deepen cross-strait folk culture and art exchanges through mutual observation, exchanges, and sharing of lantern technology, deepening cross-strait folk culture and art exchanges, which is worthy of encouragement and support.