What does it mean for a painter to follow style?

A painter's collecting wind means that he goes to the wild or famous scenic spots to collect what he wants.

Collecting folk customs refers to collecting folk customs, especially local folk songs.

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The origin of words

In ancient times, folk songs were called "wind", so the activity of collecting folk songs was called collecting wind. China appeared in the pre-Qin period. Because the ruling group and the lower class are separated in space, it is necessary to observe people's feelings about politics, and the songs that are most suitable for expressing people's feelings are naturally good materials to describe people's feelings. Therefore, the rulers attach great importance to understanding people's emotions by collecting and recording folk songs.

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Baidu encyclopedia-collecting wind