Spring Festival in the eyes of Chinese painters

2016-01-26 10:44

By (Chinaculture.org)

Spring Festival in the eyes of Chinese painters

A Chinese painting by Zhou Bo, depicting a cute baby and firecrackers during the Spring Festival. [Photo/english.cguardian.com]

When Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival with decorations, annual reunion dinners or fireworks, Chinese painters take up their brushes to record such scenes. Scenes of Spring Festival are always popular themes of Chinese painting, especially of children during the holiday. Let's have a look at some Spring Festival paintings by Chinese artists, featuring traditional motifs of the Chinese New Year.