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China Matters produced the animated video series The 24 Solar Terms in Poetry and Painting
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China Matters animation team produced the animated video series The
24 Solar Terms in Poetry and Painting, which illustrates the Chinese
solar terms through dynamic Chinese paintings and classical poems translated by
Dr. Xu Yuanchong. The five solar terms included in this episode are Minor Cold,
Major Cold, Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, and Awakening of Insects, which
combine to form a scroll of revival as winter turns to spring.
The Chinese solar terms embody Chinese
people’s traditional recognition of natural rhythms, astronomical calendar, folk
customs and farming. On November 30, 2016, China’s 24 Solar Terms were officially
included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity. At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the
creative “24 Solar Terms countdown” drew worldwide attention.
Minor Cold and Major Cold mark the end
of a year. Paintings Snow on Mount Emei and Thatched Gate Covered by Snow
are used to interpret the two solar terms. In these two paintings, against
the majestic mountains covered by snow, pedestrians brave the heavy snow, domestic dogs wag their heads and tails, and donkeys waddle forward,
adding great vitality to the snow-capped mountains.
To illustrate Beginning of Spring, Rain
Water and Awakening of Insects, which mark the beginning of a new year, three
paintings are selected: Fair Lady Exploring Plum Blossoms, Spring in
the Mountains and Lakes, and A Thatched
House in the Bamboo Forest. They together form a scroll of early spring: In the Beginning of Spring,
girls get outside to enjoy plum blossoms. In the Rain Water, travelers take a
boat and drift on a turquoise river.
In the Awakening of Insects, crickets singing
can be heard at night. Frame after frame,
the animation depicts bamboo shoots coming out of the soil, insects stretching
and jumping, and so on—everything is reviving to embrace spring.
All these paintings and poems embody the
Chinese people’s graceful taste and rich emotions.
Contact: Tan Jiaqing
Tel:008610-68996961
E-mail:
jqtan@cnmatters.com
Youtube Links: https://youtu.be/X-3fOlbJz1k
