Haidai Annual Painting Salary

In Yangjiabu, Weixian County, a woodblock New Year painting inherits six hundred years of Qilu fireworks and a thousand years of Haidai culture. Lin Yan, a young man who returned home, returned to the increasingly depressed Ludi ancient village with a stomach full of books and a tenacity that refused to admit defeat. At that time, machine printing was rampant, old workshops were on the verge of demolition, ancestral New Year pictures were covered in dust and rust, and authentic Qilu New Year customs were gradually fading away from the world. The older generation of craftsmen kept their original aspirations, but they had no choice but to come to an end. Everyone says that old craftsmanship is outdated and old folk customs are useless. But Lin Yan knows very well that every stroke of the New Year painting lines is engraved with the Qilu family tradition of benevolence and justice; every touch of red ink is dyed with the endless Haidai cultural heritage. A fragment of an ancient painting hides the customs and rituals of Qilu that have been lost for hundreds of years; generations of craftsmen have persevered and continued the unique fireworks style of Shandong. Destroying the old does not mean establishing the new. Only by preserving the past can we pass on the present. He repaired stereotypes, restored patterns, revived old customs, and gathered craftsmen. He started from a village and traveled all over Qilu, revitalizing thousands of intangible cultural heritage folk customs such as New Year pictures, paper-cutting, flower cakes, and the Fishing Lantern Festival. Continue the cultural context with ingenuity and respect Qilu with fireworks. Let's take a look at how a piece of old-age painting can rekindle the splendor of mountains and seas and make the Qilu spirit that has lasted for thousands of years become newer year by year and last from generation to generation.