When I was a child, there was a comic book that impressed me, which was "Ma Lanhua" painted by Duan Weijun published by the People's Fine Arts Publishing House in 1979 This comic book was seen at the neighbor's house, this comic book is larger, different from the general comic book, the cover seems to have been torn off, a little worn, I remember that I was about seven or eight years old at that time, I can't know a few words, but I seem to have a natural sensitivity and hobby for books since childhood, I just think the picture is very beautiful, the story is attractive, especially the old wolf makes people feel hateful and scared, and I am very worried that Dalan and Xiaolan will be hurt.
"Ma Lanhua" tells the story of the brave young Ma Lang who rescued Wang's father, who fell into the cliff on the mountain to collect firewood, and asked him to bring a magical Ma Lanhua to his daughter. The lazy sister Dalan doesn't like this wildflower, but the hard-working and kind sister Xiaolan accepts it and marries Ma Lang. Dalan was very jealous, and the old wolf turned into an old cat and instigated Dalan to take it close to Xiaolan, kill Xiaolan and take Ma Lanhua. The animal friends and villagers in the forest were very angry when they found out, they united to help Ma Lang, defeated the "old cat", recaptured Ma Lanhua and saved Xiaolan, good finally defeated evil, the story tells people that if they want to be happy, they can only be created by hard-working hands.
The painting of "Ma Lanhua" adopts the technique of white drawing, the people in the depths of the mountains, the cheerful birds in the forest, the gurgling of the mountain stream, and the peaceful and calm pastoral life of Wang's father's family. In the shaping of the characters, the painter is rigorous in brushwork, delicate in brushwork, and with his unique elegant and smooth lines, he depicts the hard-working Xiaolan, the brave Ma Lang, the kind Wang Lao, the lazy Dalan and the cunning and vicious old wolf. The figures are vivid and lifelike, and the embellishments of melons, fruits, flowers, and scenery are also natural and vivid, rendering an ethereal fairy tale world full of magic, showing the painter's profound artistic skills.
Duan Weijun (1927-1992) female, from Wusheng, Sichuan. He is good at comic books and Chinese paintings. In 1945, he entered the Chongqing National Art School. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1949 and successively served as the art editor of the People's Liberation Army Pictorial and a professional painter of the People's Fine Arts Publishing House. The comic book works include "The Green Snail Girl", "Mutual Aid Flowers", "Seven Colored Flowers", "Little Orchid", "Rapunzel Girl", "Red Clothes", "Tiger Painter", "Ma Lanhua", "Clever Bala Gencang", "The Story of Shun" and so on. "Rapunzel" won the second prize in the first National Youth Art Exhibition.
At present, in the second-hand book collection market, the price of the 1979 edition of Duan Weijun's painting "Ma Lanhua" is about 300 to 500 yuan. The Tibetan and Korean editions should have been printed in a few thousand copies, and the price was higher. On April 19, 2008, the manuscript of Duan Weijun's "Three Sisters" was auctioned at the 2008 Beijing Rongbao Four Seasons Auction for 168,000 yuan, and on April 19, 2008, the manuscript of Duan Weijun's "Three Sisters" at the "Panjiayuan Second Comic Book Auction" hosted by Panjiayuan Thrift Market and undertaken by Yuanfang International Auction Co., Ltd. was auctioned for the highest price of 500,000 yuan on the same day.
The magical Ma Lanhua, the moving comic book, brings us into the wonderful world of myths and stories, good triumphs over evil, happiness is created by hands, thanks to the "Ma Lanhua" comic book allows us to pick up the memories that have passed, and relive the unforgettable time of childhood.