华社龙年春节杨柳青画展及开幕式

CCC Yang Liu Qing Lunar New Year Art Exhibition & Opening ceremony

龙行龘龘，百福骈瑞--杨柳青年画迎春画展将于2024年2月2日在华社拉开序幕。

杨柳青年画，是中国天津著名的民间木版年画。起源于天津市西青区杨柳青镇，产生于中国明代崇祯年间（1628-1644），继承了宋、元绘画的传统，吸收了明代木刻版画、工艺美术、戏剧舞台的形式，采用木版套印和手工彩绘相结合的方法，创立了鲜明活泼、喜气吉祥的独特风格。其作品具有笔法细腻、人物秀丽、色彩明艳、内容丰富、形式多样等特点。其技艺传承千年，深深扎根于中华文化的土壤之中。并于2006年5月20日，经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。

杨柳青年画以其独特的艺术风格和历史文化价值，成为了中华文化的重要代表之一。

在开幕式现场，同时还有琵琶，古筝，笛子等民乐演奏和传统茶艺展示表演，在袅袅琴音中，品茗赏画，沉浸式体验中国传统文化的悠远的魅力，让海外同胞们在欢度传统佳节日，有着满满的“天涯共此时”的故园情怀。

在过程中，华社更是精心准备了“寻龙祈福”“填色作画〞等欢乐喜庆的现场活动，欢迎父母们带孩子参加。 届时将有天津文化商会提供的书画家亲笔手书的<福><龙>作品，做为活动的奖品礼品，为大家助兴。

展览时间：

2月3号 9am-5pm

2月4号 9am-5pm

2月5号10am-12pm

画展开幕式时间: 2月2号星期五晚上5:30-7:30点

地点：华社 (11 Avis Dr, Latham，12110)

开幕式免费活动注册链接：https://forms.gle/cKAsCUHrnLSFw1wk8

New Year's painting (Chinese:年画) emerged in Song Dynasty (960-1279) and took shaped and prevailed in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It is a delighted art form among Chinese people especially in countryside in the history and usually are pasted on doors, windows and walls as decorations during the Spring Festival to wish a propitious year. https://youtu.be/HcE5nF02TgY?si=3mgHmtj7nG2oYk0k

Art work from a millennium ancient town in Tianjin Yangliuqing Town (Chinese:杨柳青镇) , an old timer in making of New Year Paintings with a long history. Even today, there are about two fifths of the residents in the town still operate this painting business. Hailed as a treasure of traditional Chinese folk art as well as the first of the Four Chinese Wood Engraving New Year's Paintings, Yangliuqing New Year's Painting boasts for its distinctive art features, wide range of subjects, rich and complicated content and auspicious implied meaning.

At the opening ceremony, there will also be traditional Chinese musical performances featuring instruments such as the Pipa, Guzheng, and Bamboo Flute.

Art Exhibition hours：

Saturday Feb. 3rd 9am-5pm

Sunday Feb 4th 10am-6pm

Monday Saturday 5th 10am-12pm

Opening ceremony : Feb 2nd 5:30-7:30pm with performances and food vendor

Location: Chinese Community Center (11 Avis Dr, Latham，12110)

Registration required: https://forms.gle/cKAsCUHrnLSFw1wk8