Xiaoxian was the land of Xiao in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qin was the seat of Xiaoxian. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "country of literature", and coquettish figures have gathered. The three sages in the Spring and Autumn Period (Min Zikai, Zhuan Sunzizhang and Yan) are full of loopholes. Now it is named "the hometown of calligraphy and painting art in China" by the Ministry of Culture. There are more than 20,000 people in the county who are good at painting and calligraphy. Among them, Liu Kaiqu, Zhu Dequn, Wang Zhaomin, Xiao Longshi, Zhuo Ran and Wu Ran are all famous artists at home and abroad. Various styles of paintings and calligraphy works such as stars. The county painting and calligraphy art street integrates painting and calligraphy creation, mounting, exhibition, trading and appreciation, and has become a unique cultural landscape, attracting painting and calligraphy lovers at home and abroad.

Ancient and modern painters in Longcheng

Xiaoxian people are good at painting and love painting, which has a long history. According to historical records, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been many outstanding painters and calligraphers in Xiaoxian County. Harmony in Qianlong period, Daoguang period and late Qing dynasty, their works are all famous for their boldness. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xiaoxian painters were versatile and scattered all over the country. Vice Chairman of China Artists Association, old professors Wang Ziyun, Wang, Vice Chairman of Provincial Artists Association, etc ... These painters of the older generation are famous all over the country. And the younger generation, such as Wu Ran, Zhuo Ran, Guo Gongda and Ge Qingyou. , but also worth one side. At present, Xiao Longshi is an outstanding representative in the field of Chinese painting in Xiaoxian County. Although he is over 90 years old, the doyen of Chinese painting is still full of energy and still paints every day. In Xiaoxian County, many farmers' huts are covered with bluegrass and big lotus flowers from Xiao Lao. His pen and ink are profound and full of vitality. Although it is freehand brushwork, farmers can appreciate it with relish. In Xiaoxian County, mass Chinese painting is also very popular. In the county seat, the reporter met several old painting friends in Xiao Lao: Liu Huimin, Feng Yucun, Ouyang Sunnan and Zhao Zongji. Although they are over 60, they still often get together to comment on paintings. In Tamia Liu Town, the reporter met several local painters: Liu Xiaomin, a grain depot worker, and Duan Ziran, a barber. They all look rough and rustic, but when they put away the barber knife, put down the weight and picked up the brush, they can draw fluffy chickens and translucent prawns on the rice paper freely. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe that such a good painting could come from their hands. Here, the reporter also saw the new grape work "Old Trees and New Branches" by Zhou Wuquan, a farmer painter in Dazhuang Township. Simple pen and ink describe a new life. As early as 1958, a grape painted by this farmer once caused a sensation throughout the country. At that time, many art magazines and pictorial newspapers all over the country rushed to publish them. Even the plastic arts magazines in East Germany use it as the cover.