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"Feng Zikai: Our Family" is a collection of Feng Zikai's essays about his family and family. In this book, Feng Zikai temporarily sheds the glory and halo of "a generation of masters" and returns to a simple and ordinary family life. Feng Zikai played different roles in the family at different stages of his life. He was a son in his childhood, a father in his youth, and enjoyed family life in his later years. He experienced the same happiness and troubles of ordinary families and felt the affection and care between family members. "My Fathers" narrates the story of Feng Zikai's parents' generation, "Feng only belongs to this family" is his recollection of his childhood days and anecdotes about his relatives and friends of the same generation, and "My Children" records the moments when he accompanied his children and grandchildren to grow up. The cartoons drawn by Feng Zikai for the children are inserted into the book, and the bits and moments in the children's lives are frozen and full of fun. It is combined with precious old photos of the family at different times to create a treasure trove of family treasures. It is also interspersed with the oral memories of his children and family members, which are sincere and touching. From this, we can see Feng Zikai's deep affection for his family, as well as his delicate and deep love for his children and grandchildren.

"Feng Zikai·Poems and Paintings of the Four Seasons" focuses on the 24 solar terms of the four seasons. It selects more than 80 classic four-season seasonal poems (words) by famous writers such as Lu You, Du Mu, Xin Qiji, Wang Anshi, and Li Qingzhao. It is accompanied by more than 100 related paintings by Feng Zikai. It cleverly combines classical poetry with Feng Zikai's paintings to present Feng Zikai's painting art from a new perspective to readers. Feng Zikai paints according to the artistic conception of the four seasons in ancient poems, pouring artistic ingenuity and the interest of life into his brushwork, recreating the scenes in ancient poems with artistic style. This is his in-depth interpretation and artistic creation of traditional Chinese seasons and classical culture. Reading poetry and admiring paintings at the same time, there is painting in the poems and poetry in the paintings. The four seasons scenery, traditional seasonal customs, and Feng Zikai's poetic and painting life are all vividly displayed on the page. It is also accompanied by Feng Zikai's related essays and prose. Each poem has an introduction and annotation, integrating knowledge, interest and readability.

When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Feng Zikai was forced to embark on a journey of escape with more than ten people in his family. They started from Yuanyantang and passed through Hangzhou, Tonglu, Lanxi, Quzhou, Changshan, Shangrao, Nanchang, Xinyu, Pingxiang, Xiangtan, Changsha, Hankou, Guilin and other places, and returned to their hometown in 1947. This book collects Feng Zikai's articles and paintings about the ten years of his escape, telling the story of an extremely unforgettable and extraordinary experience in the life of this outstanding artist. Faced with a life of ups and downs, it is inevitable to be depressed, but his words and cartoons reveal more about the joy of reunion after farewell, the warmth of stopping after running around, and the fun in suffering, which reflect his positive and optimistic attitude towards life.