Beijing Ancient Village: Mentougou Zhaotang Valley

Author: Peng Shiqiang, Wan Qin
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This art album is created by the author Peng Shiqiang in recent years through investigation, sketching, creation, reflection, summarization, and editing in Zaitang, Mentougou District. It incorporates various creative techniques: camera sketches, life drawing, etc. It begins with line drawing impressions, then moves on to photographic documentation of macro compositions, novel perspectives, and the fusion of scattered and focused perspective. The integration of watercolor, ink, and gouache breaks traditional Chinese painting methods. The images are realistic and lifelike, achieving an effect that is appreciated by both the refined and the popular. Additionally, it clarifies the artist's feelings about the real scenes and the intent behind selecting the scenes in writing, creating a heart-to-heart communication between the reader and the artist. Through the images and text, readers can recognize the differences between scholarly families, official families, and merchant households, with reflections evident from small details like window frames to large structures like gate towers and courtyards, all embodying the atmosphere of a peaceful and prosperous harmonious society.
Beijing Ancient Village Mountain clarifies the artist's feelings about the real scenes and the intent behind selecting the scenes in writing, creating a heart-to-heart communication between the reader and the artist. Through the images and text, readers can recognize the differences between scholarly families, official families, and merchant households, with reflections evident from small details like window frames to large structures like gate towers and courtyards, all embodying the atmosphere of a peaceful and prosperous harmonious society.
The principle of "virtue passed down through generations, poetry and books continuing the legacy" is upheld as a motto. The virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and trustworthiness are regarded as regulations, embodying an aspect of Eastern culture.