Hometown of ancient architectural painting

Tangxian County, Baoding City, Hebei Province is a famous hometown of architecture in northern China, especially famous for the construction and painting of ancient buildings. The painting of ancient buildings in Tangxian county has a long history and talented people come forth in large numbers. With superb skills and love for traditional culture, painters have painted and decorated many famous ancient buildings all over China. When people visit these famous ancient buildings, they not only appreciate the beautiful scenery, but also appreciate the traditional painting techniques in the ancient buildings in China.

As a traditional skill in China, the painting of ancient buildings in Tangxian county contains complicated painting contents. We should not only pay attention to some laws of ancient paintings, but also innovate constantly, so as to make the painting of ancient buildings in Tang County develop better. There are many ancient painting teams in Tangxian County, but their technical level is uneven. As a traditional skill, painting of ancient buildings requires not only profound artistic skills, but also many years of painting experience. Some simple strokes can be mastered after a period of contact, but some major paintings, such as landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, can't be mastered by ordinary people. It is necessary to have a master with many years of painting experience to complete the creation and painting of the main painting. In particular, sometimes the painter is temporarily required to paint some works with specified themes on the spot, so this requires a higher master and must have the level of on-site creation.

At present, there are still some old masters who have been engaged in painting ancient buildings for many years in Tangxian county, and continue their painting career in ancient building sites all over the country. They not only struggled for the painting of ancient buildings all their lives, but also brought out a batch of painting professionals, which injected fresh blood into the painting of ancient buildings in Tangxian County.