Appreciation of Guo Xinping’s works

Guo Xinping created, planned and published the "Guotai Minan" traditional Chinese painting collection calendar in 2010, with 8 pages per page, including the cover. The "Guotai Minan" Chinese painting collection wall calendar created, planned and published in 2013 added Sesame Fairy, Peanut Fairy, Cotton Fairy, Rapeseed Flower Fairy and Buckwheat Fairy have been increased to 13 pages, including Taishan Bixia Yuanjun on the cover. The packaging box is a cylindrical barrel gift box about 60 centimeters long. It looks more exquisite and unique than the last time, which is pleasing to the eye. The size of this printing is 20 centimeters larger than that of 2010, and it is all made of 128 coated paper, which is much more grand than the last time. This time it will still be presented as a royal national gift to the seven new members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China. Their cultural creativity is of great cultural collection value. Please wait and see.

In 2010, the packaging box of the "Guotai Minan" wall calendar was a cylindrical barrel gift box about 43 centimeters long, which was exquisite and unique and pleasing to the eye. The cover of the calendar carefully selects the Bixia Yuanjun from the Bixia Temple in Mount Tai, a representative landscape cultural relic with Shandong folk characteristics, as the homepage, with a phoenix crown and a rosy cape, and a peaceful and beautiful posture. Speaking of her, we have to talk about the Bixia Temple. It is located on the south side of the top of Mount Tai in Shandong. It was first built in the 2nd year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1009) of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. It is a group of magnificent ancient mountain buildings, consisting of a main hall, It consists of 12 large buildings including Xiang Pavilion. The entire building takes Zhaobi, Nanshenmen, Shanmen and Xiangting as its central axis. It is symmetrical from left to right, low in the south and high in the north. It progresses layer by layer, with ups and downs, staggered, and rigorous layout. It shows the superb architectural level of ancient China. In Taoism, It is very representative in the palace. The main hall of Bixia Temple has five couplets and a nine-ridge resting mountain-style roof. Under the eaves, there are huge plaques of Emperor Yongzheng praising the Eastern Emperor and Emperor Qianlong praising Sui Haiyu. The entire hall is decorated with carved beams and painted pillars. Under the clear sky and bright sun, the golden light shines brightly, making it a spectacular sight. In the shrine in the middle of the hall, there is a gold-coated and bronze seated statue of Bixia Yuanjun, with a phoenix crown and Xia pei, and a kind and dignified face. Bixia Yuanjun is a goddess revered by Taoism and the Virgin of Mount Tai. Legend has it that she is the daughter of Huang Feihu, the great emperor of Dongyue. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, she was named the goddess Bixia Yuanjun. It is said in the Taoist Scriptures that Bixia Yuanjun is the incarnation of Dou Mu in the West. He practiced Taoism in Mount Tai and became a heavenly immortal. Under the orders of the Jade Emperor, he commanded the divine soldiers of the Yue Mansion to observe the good and evil in the world. Nowadays, more than ten million pilgrims and tourists climb Mount Tai every year to pay homage to Bixia Yuanjun, and pray for blessings from the gods. The main hall of Taishan Bixia Temple is east and west auxiliary halls. The east auxiliary hall is dedicated to the Lady of Eyes and the west auxiliary hall is dedicated to the Lady of Sending Children. In 1983, Taishan Bixia Temple was approved by the State Council as one of the 21 key Taoist temples in the country. In 1985, this thousand-year-old temple was returned to the management of the China Taoist Association and opened to the outside world as a religious activity site. In November 2011, for the 1001st anniversary of Taishan Bixia Temple, this calendar was specially produced to commemorate it. Attached to the home page are the 20 characters of the Year of Xin Mao in 2011. The Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai and the Grain Fairy wish China's 800 million farmers good weather, good harvests, prosperous livestock, health and harmony, and peace and prosperity for the country and the people. Suitable for elegance and vulgarity, it is suitable for hanging in all departments and units of society, homes, private residences, etc. A bumper harvest, this idea is so rich in folk customs!

The inner pages are Chinese paintings by Teacher Yan Run: the wheat fairy, the rice fairy, the corn fairy, the corn fairy, the soybean fairy, the sorghum fairy, the sesame fairy, the peanut fairy, the cotton fairy and other 12 fairies. , 133x65cm paper. Attached below are the dates from January to December and the famous enterprises, cultural industries, and related celebrities and poets in Shandong Province. The 12 fairies are stunning beauties, dressed in splendid clothes, with peonies of various colors in their hair as headdresses. Peonies are the national flower of China. When you watch them, you will feel rich and full of charm. Some are elegant and lively, some are graceful and elegant, and they hold their own harvest fruits in their hands. Wheat, rice, ears of corn, corn, sorghum, and soybeans are packed on red trays, held by the soybean fairy. There is a positive posture and a side posture. Beautiful expression, auspicious and healthy charm, elegant and handsome. An aura of auspiciousness and great blessings can be seen as far as the eye can see. The last page shows a picture of Bixia Yuanjun and the Grain Fairy celebrating the harvest. They are full of joy, in a fairyland on earth, shrouded in auspicious clouds. The harvest is plentiful, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the atmosphere of great joy permeates the folk festive colors into the ultimate reunion scene. It is a happy and good time.

At dusk, reward it again. Looking at the dignified and calm wheat fairy and the spring swallows flying overhead, I seem to see the green and boundless hope of wheat seedlings and various grains in spring, the vast earth, and the fields covered with flowers.

People can't help but think of a few poems by Bai Juyi: "A few early orioles are vying for warmth in the trees, and whose new swallows are pecking at the spring mud. The flowers are gradually charming the eyes, and the grass is free of horse hooves." Look again at the singing and dancing Grain Fairy , light and beautiful, the fairy comes down to earth. Beauty, beauty. Finally, looking at the scene of the reunion party, Bixia Yuanjun is holding the character "Good harvest" in his hand, and the eyes of the fairies are blessings, hope and blessings. Sorghum blushed, and Daozi bent over with a smile. The warehouse is full of golden corn, the soybeans are full, and the millet is smiling shyly with its head down. This is the harvest scene in the world, and it also represents the ideals and wishes of China’s 800 million farmers. A combination of classical, traditional and modern art, this kind of art is really awesome, 2011 China is awesome, national art, local treasure. Look, look, the fairy in the painting seems to be about to step down. The soul of the entire painting collection exudes a kind of fragrance, a kind of maturity, a kind of fullness, a kind of infatuated flavor, which scares people even in dreams. Lost the soul. Therefore, the most authentic and beautiful things must be art hidden deep in the folk. The word folk is so charming and beautiful. With a mysterious and slightly cool breath, yes, slightly cool. For this long time, a slight coolness is a suitable temperature. It is the reflection and extension of Zen. It is a small wish in the fireworks of the world, exuding a little plain light and low temperature. Having a little peace is a beautiful color of happiness and auspiciousness, flowing quietly with a bright and forbearing light. Until people discover it, create it, build it, appreciate it, and finally spread it through the ages. spread among the people. Benefit mankind.

Liu Yunshan, former director of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, wrote an article on the relationship between culture and farmers. After reading it, it was really powerful. 1. Adhere to the advanced direction of cultural advancement and always regard the people as the main body of cultural services. 2. Strengthen the construction of cultural facilities at the grassroots level in urban and rural areas and accelerate the construction of a wide-ranging cultural service network. 3. To strengthen the guidance of creative production, the key is to adhere to the correct creative orientation, implement close to reality, close to life, close to the requirements of the masses, and create more spiritual and cultural products that are ideological, artistic, and ornamental. 4. Continuously innovate methods and methods to open up more effective cultural service channels. 5. Create good conditions and build a cultural service team that is rooted in the grassroots and loves the masses. This shows that the construction of new culture has gradually shifted from cities to rural areas and will be covered layer by layer. For China's 800 million farmer brothers and sisters, a new cultural era in which a hundred flowers bloom has arrived. (Originally published in "Tai'an Daily", author: Xue Lingshan)