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Published: Jul 06, 2022 07:22 PM
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Hengshui interior painting / 衡水内画 / (hénɡshuǐ nèihuà)

A: I heard that you are a claborate-style painting artist. What are you creating right now?  

听说你是一个工笔画艺术家,你目前的艺术创作是什么呢?

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè ɡōnɡbǐhuà yìshùjiā, nǐ mùqián de yìshù chuànɡzuò shì shénme ne?) 

B: Inspired by Hengshui interior paintings, I currently have an idea for an artwork where I'll paint the claborate-style paintings on the inside of different glass containers.   

我受到衡水内画的启发,正在构思一个将工笔画画在不同玻璃容器内壁上的艺术作品。

(wǒ shòudào hénɡshuǐ nèihuà de qǐfā, zhènɡzài ɡòusī yíɡè jiānɡ ɡōnɡbǐhuà huàzài bùtónɡ bōlí rónɡqì nèibì shànɡ de yìshù zuòpǐn.) 

A: What is Hengshui interior painting?   

什么是衡水内画呢?

(shénme shì hénɡshuǐ nèihuà ne?)

B: Hengshui interior painting is a traditional folk art of Hengshui city in Hebei Province. It is a technique for painting pictures on the inside of snuff bottles.   

衡水内画是河北省衡水市民间传统美术。它是一种鼻烟壶内壁绘画技艺。

(hénɡshuǐ nèihuà shì héběi shěnɡ hénɡshuǐ shì mínjiān chuántǒnɡ měishù.tā shì yìzhǒnɡ bíyānhú nèibì huìhuà jìyì.)

A: You're saying that they stick a brush inside the container to paint it? That sounds amazing. 

你是说把笔伸进容器里面作画吗?这听起来真妙。

(nǐshìshuō bǎ bǐ shēnjìn rónɡqì lǐmiàn zuòhuà ma? zhè tīnɡqǐlái zhēn miào.)

B: You're right. This type of folk art has a high level of difficulty. It is one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages.     

你说的没错。这种民间美术难度很高。它还是中国国家级非物质文化遗产之一。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò.zhèzhǒnɡ mínjiān měishù nándù hěnɡāo.tā háishì zhōnɡɡuó ɡuójiā jí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn zhīyī.)
Illustration:Liu Rui/GT

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT