Cross arch. The front and back of the screen wall are decorated with reliefs of "Millennium Style" and "One Brocade and Eight Scenes" (Eight Chaoyang, Old Diwan Crossing, Willow Around the City, Wind Lotus in the Tang Dynasty, Boguang in the East Temple, Tao Qiu in Yuankou, Spring Birds in Yanchi, and Mountain Scenery in the North Building). There are four square pavilions on the north and south sides of the square, which are connected by verandahs. The balcony is a classical wooden building and painted.
The main building of the Painting and Calligraphy Institute covers an area of 1.694 square meters. It is a combined structure of quadrangles in the north, with spacious rooms, elegant decoration and perfect functions. The gatehouse of the Academy is a brick foundation, made of all-solid wood and antique materials. In the center of the courtyard, the miniature reality reappearance of ancient Bazhou City is embedded. Surrounded by cloisters, it is composed of more than 20 art activity rooms, including painter Xu Hongbin's studio and painter Han Wenlai's studio.
The exhibition hall is located on the north side of the painting and calligraphy institute and enters from the waist gate on the north side of the square. The exhibition hall is made of steel structure, and the roof and exterior wall are decorated with antique tiles. The interior space area is 1269 square meters, and the exhibition area can reach 2500 square meters.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many court painters in Bazhou. After the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, the famous calligraphers in calligraphy were Cui Tingshou, Cui You,,, Cai and so on. Among them, Cui Tingshou's calligraphy was greatly appreciated by Emperor Qianlong: "His appearance is like a ghost, his spirit is like iron, and his predecessors have nothing, so it is difficult for future generations to learn." Later generations have a piece of paper and a word, which is regarded as a treasure. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many talented people in the painting and calligraphy circles in Bazhou, and a large number of painters such as Shi, Wang Kerang and Mi Chunmao stood out. Xu Hongbin, a famous painter in China, studied under the master of Qi School and became a family. Take more small rural scenes to paint, or corn beans, or crickets and dragonflies, and the paintings will be more unique. The burrs on its claws, the tentacles on its head, and the texture on its wings are all described minute by minute, so it has the reputation of "Guo Xu". Calligrapher Ma Wenluan, now living in Liu Ou, is a cursive "two kings". His regular script is skillful and delicate, natural and smooth, soft and delicate, and is praised by domestic calligraphers as "Zhao Zhou in the south and Ma Wenluan in the north".
Today, there are nearly 2,000 painting and calligraphy lovers in Bazhou, including more than 50 members of the Painting and Calligraphy Association at or above the provincial level. Based on this, the Academy will hold calligraphy and painting pen meetings regularly, organize auctions of famous products regularly, conduct art exchanges regularly, and invite famous artists to give lectures regularly to promote the exchanges between the calligraphy and painting art circles in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Bazhou Yijin Academy is a good place for people to spend their holidays, and the cultural square makes people linger after meals.
Yijin Academy and Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition Hall are open all year round, and now they are free to visit.