Brief introduction to the hometown of painting and calligraphy art

65438-0992 Tongwei County was named "the hometown of calligraphy and painting art in China" by the Ministry of Culture. Tongwei County has a profound cultural heritage. Tongwei people love painting and calligraphy, and painting and calligraphy have become a common practice. Almost every household in the county hangs and collects calligraphy and painting, with a total collection of more than 6.5438+0.5 million pieces. As of 20 13, there are more than 260 galleries in the county, with 3,350 artists engaged in calligraphy and painting practice, and 349 creative backbones of associations at or above the county level, including 32 members of national and provincial calligraphy (art) associations, more than 2,000 people engaged in painting and calligraphy mounting and distribution, and the annual turnover of painting and calligraphy is more than RMB1000, forming a unique "Tongwei" There are 65,438+households in the county, and calligraphy and painting are hung in almost every room; Tongwei Gallery is relatively more than other places, and there are relatively more people engaged in painting and calligraphy creation than other places, and there are also more people who have won prizes or entered the exhibition in the national painting and calligraphy competition; Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, 1992 successfully held the "Tongwei County Farmers Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition" in China Art Museum. Farmers' Exhibition in China Art Museum is a feather phoenix corner in China, and Tongwei County was named as "the hometown of calligraphy and painting art in China" by the Ministry of Culture. There is also a huge monument in the square, with eight characters inscribed by calligrapher Mr. Shen Peng, "Hometown of Painting and Calligraphy in China".