Is sand painting a traditional culture in China?

Sand painting is an ancient and traditional artistic expression, which can be traced back to a special picture symbol for communication and notes before the appearance of human language. From the historical origin, this kind of image symbol develops in two directions: one is the direction of writing language, which forms our language and writing system today; First, the direction of painting art, forming a variety of painting art forms at present. There were allusions of "Sha Shu changed into characters" and "Sha Shu changed into paintings" in China during the Song Dynasty, but in Vanuatu, which is located in Melanesia Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, this artistic heritage with multiple functions such as ceremony, meditation and communication is still preserved.

More information can be found in any sand painting official website.