Foshan New Year Painting Journey

Author: Shen Hong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: "Gong Xi Fa Cai," "Four Seasons of Peace," "Great Luck," and "Year after Year Surplus" are ever-renewing blessings in New Year's greetings. However, another ancient and vivid form of New Year greetings, China's unique folk cultural heritage—New Year paintings—are fading away, quietly disappearing from people's lives. Let A Journey into Fenghuang New Year Paintings take you into the folk culture and experience the customs!
The author, Shen Hong, is a renowned reportage writer and author, as well as a passionate enthusiast and collector of New Year paintings. He has personally visited the birthplaces of these paintings multiple times, deeply exploring and documenting their history, current state, and stylistic characteristics, as well as the local cultural landscapes and life stories of the artists. Reading the magnificent art of New Year paintings and tracing the profound and rustic folk culture leaves one deeply moved and in awe.