On March 4th, the National Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Painting Masters titled “He Yin Lin Ping · Art Inheritance Wang Meng” was held at the Linping District Art Museum in Hangzhou. Previously, several famous Chinese painters from across the country went deep into Linping, following Wang Meng and strolling through the mountains and rivers. Through artistic creation, they used ink and color to showcase the beautiful humanistic style of Linping’s mountains and rivers. This not only showcased Wang Meng’s artistic charm as one of the “Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty”, but also depicted magnificent scenes of Linping in the new era, further enhancing the influence of Linping’s cultural brand.
Wang Meng, a famous Chinese painter in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, lived in seclusion at Huanghe Mountain in Linping for nearly 30 years. He claimed to be the “Huanghe Mountain Woodcutter” and also named himself the “Huanghe Mountain Man” and “Huanghe Mountain Woodcutter”. He established a farm here and built the “Huanghe Mountain Woodcutter Grass Hall”.
In 2022, the “Crane Hidden in Linping · Artistic Inheritance of Wang Meng” Chinese painting event was successfully held, and a large number of Chinese painting masters from across the country rushed to Linping to have a deep conversation with the landscape and scenery of Linping. Over the course of a year, they painted beautiful scenery and even depicted the historical memories scattered behind ancient landscapes and buildings in the city.
As a beautiful place in Jiangnan, Linping has unique advantages. The Jiangnan Plum Blossom Appreciation Resort, featuring “moss branches that do not shine on their own, and fragrant colors that serve as swans,” boasts a picturesque scenery of Chaoshan and Daming Hall; The ancient town of Tangqi and Guangji Bridge, with their green tiles and white walls, share the same clouds and sky; The ancient and elegant scenery of Linping Mountain and Dingshan Lake, where clouds rise and rain, and cranes fly back, is vividly reflected in the poetic and picturesque portrayal of Jiangnan.
Linping is historically known as the Silk House, the Land of Flowers and Fruits, the Land of Fish and Rice, and the Land of Culture. Its 7000 year history of human habitation, 5000 year history of human civilization, 1800 year history of documentary records, and 1000 year history of city building constitute this cultural city. The Grand Canal culture, Shangtang River Song rhyme culture, Chaoshan Plum Blossom Culture, Yujia Mountain Culture and other historical and cultural origins have attracted Wang Meng, Wu Changshuo, Pan Tianshou A large number of literati, including Jin Nong, linger here and forget to return.
Since the Tang and Song dynasties, more than 1000 literati and celebrities such as Su Shi, Lu You, and Fan Chengda have created over 6000 poems for Linping, nurturing a large number of famous figures such as Yu Zui, Chu Wuliang, Shen Qian, and Zhong Huamin.
At present, Linping comprehensively starts the construction of the new era culture Linping project. Focusing on the core of Grand Canal culture and Song Dynasty culture, it adheres to the principle of “cultural people”, “building the city with culture”, “benefiting the people with culture”, and “promoting industry with culture”. It vigorously promotes cultural theory research, cultural landmark building, cultural brand building, cultural art boutique creation, cultural industry upgrading, and cultural tourism integration development, and actively promotes the National Cultural Park of the Grand Canal (Linping section) Construction of major projects such as the Shangtang River Song Rhyme Cultural Belt.
(Editor in Chief: Ai Yutao, Kang Mengqi)
Share for more people to see