jinshan peasant paintings

Jinshan peasant painting is a traditional folk art in Jinshan County, Shanghai. Including stove paintings, paper-cut lacquer paintings, folk toys, clay sculptures, stone carvings, etc., with novel ideas, bright colors, naive shapes and unique charm of Jiangnan water town.

Jinshan County Cultural Center organized more than 20 backbone farmers' paintings to form Jinshan Farmers' Painting Society, which engaged in professional creative activities and enjoyed a high reputation at home and abroad.

1980 was exhibited in China Art Museum for the first time and was a great success. 198 1 year, Jinshan peasant paintings were exhibited in Washington, new york, Los Angeles, Brussels, Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany and other places, which aroused strong repercussions and was hailed as the "source of oriental folk art". By the end of 1987, nearly 2,500 works had been exhibited at home and abroad, and the collection of Jinshan peasant paintings was published by Japan's Gome Nami Publishing House. Four Great Classical Novels was issued as a stamp by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Jinshan County was named "the hometown of modern folk painting in China" by the Ministry of Culture.