Chinese farmers paint pictures of joyful rural life

STORY: Chinese farmers paint pictures of joyful rural life DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of a village history museum 2. various of painted walls 3. various of Wuyang farmers' paintings 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU QINGCHUN, Farmer-painter in Hugang Village, Wuyang County 5. various of Hu Qingchun painting on paper 6. various of exhibitions 7. various of a painting workshop 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU SONGXIAO, Director of Wuyang farmer paintings academy 9. various of painters STORYLINE: Farming and painting may seem unrelated, but for farmers in central China's Wuyang County, they depict the changes in their livers over the past 70 years through painting. Typical farmer paintings are hand-painted with gouache watercolors on paper. With brilliant and vibrant colors, thick lines and exaggerated figure patterns, they are a way for Chinese farmers to depict their vivid rural life and express their views. Originated in the 1950s, Wuy