2018年CRI Chinese artist revives Lantern festival's ancient prosperity via exhibition

 

An art exhibition detailing how people in ancient China celebrated¹ the traditional Lantern Festival is now being held at the Minsheng Art Museum in Beijing.

Exhibits include calligraphy², paintings, sculptures and live performances.

Chinese artist Qiu Zhijie is behind the exhibition, which he's calling "Qiu's Notes on 'Colorful Lanterns at Shangyuan Festival'."

Shangyuan Festival, known today as the Lantern Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the traditional Spring Festival holiday.

Qiu Zhijie says his inspiration comes from a scroll³ painting set-down during the Ming dynasty that shows colorful lanterns on display at festivals more than 400 years ago.

The exhibition is scheduled to run until early May.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

3 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。