In Yangliuqing Town's "Yucheng New Year Painting Workshop", walking into the quaint courtyard, what catches your eye is this year's Year of the Dragon's exclusive New Year's painting "Qian Long Introduces Bafang Cai", "Qian Long", as an auspicious pattern, symbolizes wealth, power and auspiciousness, in anticipation of bringing good luck, success and happiness. According to Zhang Hong, the eldest son of Huo Qingshun, the inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage and the seventh-generation inheritor of the "Yucheng Painting Workshop", two exclusive New Year's paintings for the Year of the Dragon were designed this year, namely "Qian Long Introduces Bafang Wealth" and "Tuan Long", to send New Year's blessings to the general public and tourists. The sun is shining into the studio, and the tourists who come here are under the guidance of Zhang Hong, rubbing the experience and making the exclusive New Year's painting "Tuan Long" for the Year of the Dragon.
Zhang Hong said: "Qian Long Introduces Bafang Wealth" is based on the traditional old painting "Qianlong Introduces Sifang Cai", the elements in the painting are traditional elements, such as old money, money string dragon, cornucopia, old ingots, but the lines and expressions created cater to modern aesthetics. Not only do we have this experience of traditional woodblock printing, but this year we have also added a color stamp, which is particularly popular. The second New Year's painting "Tuan Long", which is a combination of jade coins and dragon images, symbolizes unity and prosperity. ”
Cui Aijun, a tourist who came to Yangliuqing Town during the Spring Festival holiday, said: "Take your children to learn the production process of Yangliuqing woodblock New Year paintings, hoping to let the next generation pass on our traditional culture." Cui Aijun's youngest granddaughter Cui Yuqing is very fond of painting, she said: "I just rubbed a young painting of Yangliu with the element of 'dragon', and I think it is very interesting. ”
New Year paintings are a kind of Chinese paintings, which are the embodiment of Chinese folk customs to pray for blessings and welcome the new year, and carry the people's vision for a better life in the future. Chinese people have always had a soft spot for homophonic memes and auspicious words, and Zhang Hong told reporters that such innovative attempts have undoubtedly injected new vitality into the future development of New Year paintings.
"For the New Year paintings with a history of more than 400 years, we need more new thinking, new attempts, and a steady stream of new people to join, and everyone works together to pass on the New Year paintings and carry forward the essence of traditional culture. Zhang Hong said.