Why is Huxian county called the hometown of painting?

Peasant painting in Anhu County, Xi, China is a world-famous ancient capital. It attracts the world's attention with thousands of years of historical civilization. Terracotta Warriors, Wild Goose Pagoda, Forest of Steles and towering ancient city walls all tell people magical and ancient legends. 38km southwest of Xi, there is a county named "the hometown of modern folk painting in China" by the Ministry of Culture-Huxian. She painted an ancient city Xi 'an with colorful peasant paintings.

Huxian, a suburb of Xi with a population of only 500,000, is now used to being called the hometown of painting, not only because Huxian is picturesque, but also because almost everyone in Huxian loves painting, and most painters are farmers. They not only draw pictures, but also draw famous paintings. Peasant painting has gone out of Xi, Shaanxi, and has gone abroad and internationally.

In Huxian County, people will think of Fung Lan Lee, Luo Zhijian, Fan Zhihua, Liu,,. Under their leadership, more than 2,000 professional peasant painting writers have emerged in Huxian County. They drew beautiful pictures with a hoe in one hand and a brush in the other. They draw land, crops, their pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, their farmhouses and their lives! !

Farmers seem to be synonymous with backwardness and ignorance in the eyes of some people. When it comes to them, the first thing that comes to mind is black faces, calloused hands and unkempt clothes. It is difficult to associate them with painting art, but if anyone still imagines peasant paintings and peasant painters in Huxian like that, then you are wrong! Only after you have seen it with your own eyes, can you really feel the charming charm of Huxian farmers' paintings and truly appreciate the elegance of Huxian farmers' painting writers!

Huxian peasant painting was born in 1950s. Since 1970s, it has been continuously improved, innovated, sublimated and matured, and gradually stepped out of Huxian, the whole country and the world. It has become one of the most influential peasant painting towns in China and is regarded as a typical rural cultural construction in China. From 65438 to 0988, Huxian County was officially named as "the hometown of modern folk painting in China" by the Ministry of Culture.

Over the past 40 years, peasant paintings in Huxian County have been enduring, flourishing and fruitful, and more than 30,000 paintings have been created, of which 1500 were published in national publications, 428 won prizes in domestic art exhibitions, more than 4,500 were invited to be exhibited in 48 countries and regions, and more than18,700 were collected by international friends and foreign museums. Huxian farmers' paintings have entered thousands of households in China, entered the Great Hall of the People, entered many foreign families and public places, and even been given to foreign heads of state as gifts.

The mountain is not high, and the fairy is famous. The water is not deep, and the dragon is the spirit. Huxian may benefit from the long history and civilization of Xi 'an ancient city, and the folk art growing on this land has also been nourished by it, absorbing the essence of foreign culture, and it has been particularly full of vitality since its birth, which is vividly reflected in Huxian peasant paintings. The performance of peasant paintings in Huxian county has obvious regional characteristics. With gorgeous colors, exaggerated descriptions, profound themes and concise and lively styles, it outlines the beautiful rural scenery, vivid farm life, warm labor scenes and festive celebrations in Huxian County, which fully embodies the characteristics of modern folk art. Farmers in Huxian County do not draw by hand, but draw by heart. From their composition, color, modeling, patterns and patterns, it can be clearly seen that Huxian peasant paintings not only have rich cultural background, but also have modern artistic flavor, and also have high academic value and collection value. Like beautiful western folk songs, Huxian peasant paintings express the love and pursuit of China peasants for a new life. They sing about their ever-changing beautiful hometown. They are filled with the simple, kind and heroic feelings of farmers in Sanqin County, shining with beautiful reality and gorgeous pursuit of ideals. Her glory, reputation and great achievements have condensed the sweat and hard work of many villagers.

The appearance of peasant paintings in Huxian County is a miracle. It has conquered thousands of people with its unique charm. There is nothing wrong with occupying a place in China's modern cultural palace. This is an unprecedented glorious page in the cultural history of Huxian County in China.