On September 27th, 2009, there was good news from Pingle Village, pingle town, Mengjin County, which is known as "the first village of peony painting in China". Twenty-four peasant painters in Pingle Village were awarded different levels of peony painter qualifications by the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
The certification ceremony for peasant painters co-sponsored by Henan Artists Association and Propaganda Department of Luoyang Municipal Committee was held in Pingle Peony Painting Training Base.
Li Gengxiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Minister of Propaganda Department, Vice Governor, Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Ma Guoqiang, Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, He, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Guo Kedi, Director of the Cultural and Art Office of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, attended the ceremony. The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Minister of Propaganda Department attended the ceremony. Later, the delegation visited Yuan Studio, Studio and Guo Xifan Studio located in Pingle Street, Pingle Village, to feel the enthusiasm of villagers in Pingle Village for painting and calligraphy, watch farmers' painters paint on the spot, have a cordial conversation with you, and have a deep understanding of farmers' painting experience and the sales channels of Pingle Peony paintings.