As one of the new exhibitions launched by the Long Tou Rural Revitalization Project, the immersive light and shadow art exhibition "Heart Painting China: The Time Journey of Calligraphy" (hereinafter referred to as "Heart Painting China") created by Vipshop Charity and the French Guangting Art Team recently landed in Long Tou Village, Tanbu Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou, bringing visitors a world-class cultural experience.
On December 7th, the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the "Heart Painting China" exhibition was held in Longtou Ancient Village. Sylvain Fourriere, Consul General of France in Guangzhou, Hong Xiaobo, Co-founder of Vipshop, Shen Min, Chairman of Guangdong Vipshop Charity Association, Li Peng, Co-founder of Guangting, and relevant leaders of Huadu District attended the event. The group then visited the Chun Balcony Art and Culture Center, Hechun Homestay and Long Tou Ancient Village.
Photo: Sylvain Fourriere, Consul General of France in Guangzhou, Hong Xiaobo, co-founder of Vipshop, and Li Peng, co-founder of Guangting, cut the ribbon for the exhibition "Painting China with Heart".
According to reports, the "Heart Painting China" exhibition presents the beauty of Chinese calligraphy and painting with digital light and shadow art. From the perspective of Chinese civilization, the exhibition integrates the context of art history and the local cultural consciousness of Lingnan to create a vivid and profound narrative effect and convey the gentle and generous spirit of Chinese aesthetics.
In the exhibition of more than 20 minutes, visitors can immerse themselves in more than 70 masterpieces of Chinese painting and calligraphy, including Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface", Yan Zhenqing's "Manuscript for the Sacrifice of Nephews", Su Dongpo's "Cold Food Post", etc., which can be called an artistic feast. As stated in the preface of the exhibition, "Where the paper and smoke fall, the pen walks between the dragons and snakes, is a civilized China written by countless literati and ink writers, with life as the pen." ”
Commenting on the Sino-French cultural teamwork, Fu Xiwei said, "The 'Painting China' exhibition combines art, culture and philanthropy, and is a model of successful Sino-French cooperation. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, this cooperation is even more significant. ”
Photo: French Consul General in Guangzhou, Sylvain Fourriere, visits the Spring Balcony.
Founded in the late Southern Song Dynasty, Longtou Ancient Village has a history of more than 700 years, and is a rare large-scale, well-preserved ancient building complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the Pearl River Delta region. There are more than 300 intact blue brick buildings in the ancient village, 26 ancestral halls and study rooms are lined up in the village, more than 200 ancient houses are dotted around, and more than 10 lanes are interspersed among them, forming a typical comb layout in Lingnan clan villages. In 2014, Longtou Village was awarded the sixth batch of "Chinese Famous Historical and Cultural Villages", becoming one of the only two national-level famous villages in Guangzhou.
In September 2021, Vipshop signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huadu District** of Guangzhou City for the Longtou Rural Revitalization Project, taking cultural revitalization as the starting point and exploring a sustainable model of high-quality rural development and common prosperity through public welfare investment. All proceeds from the project will be used to give back to the villagers and the development of rural revitalization. Recently, Chun Balcony has been officially assessed as a research and practice education base for primary and secondary schools, and more revitalized formats such as Hechun Homestay and Jimo Building's "Sun Forever Shines" Ancient Village Exhibition have also entered the stage of normalized operation, promoting Long Tou to become the "most traditional and vibrant" new cultural tourism destination in the Greater Bay Area.