国内英语资讯:Across China: Village painters draw rural life in Chongqing
<p><span word="CHONGQING">CHONGQING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 20-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="Municipality">Municipality</span>, <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Zhihou">Zhihou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woodcut">woodcut</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>-<span word="steaming">steaming</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paintbrushes">paintbrushes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>, 72, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woodcut">woodcut</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coincide">coincide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shangchang">Shangchang</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locality">locality</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>."</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="painters">painters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="woodcut">woodcut</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shangchang">Shangchang</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>.</p><p><span word="Woodcut">Woodcut</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1368-1644). <span word="Painters">Painters</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shangchang">Shangchang</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>. <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="woodcut">woodcut</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="localities">localities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yili">Yili</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woodcut">woodcut</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="master">master</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shangchang">Shangchang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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