Chat attackHengshui interior painting / 衡水内画 / (hénɡshuǐ nèihuà)
A: I heard that you are a claborate-style painting artist. What are you creating right now?
听说你是一个工笔画艺术家,你目前的艺术创作是什么呢?
(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè ɡōnɡbǐhuà yìshùjiā, nǐ mùqián de yìshù chuànɡzuò shì shénme ne?)
B: Inspired by Hengshui interior paintings, I currently have an idea for an artwork where I'll paint the claborate-style paintings on the inside of different glass containers.
我受到衡水内画的启发,正在构思一个将工笔画画在不同玻璃容器内壁上的艺术作品。
(wǒ shòudào hénɡshuǐ nèihuà de qǐfā, zhènɡzài ɡòusī yíɡè jiānɡ ɡōnɡbǐhuà huàzài bùtónɡ bōlí rónɡqì nèibì shànɡ de yìshù zuòpǐn.)
A: What is Hengshui interior painting?
什么是衡水内画呢?
(shénme shì hénɡshuǐ nèihuà ne?)
B: Hengshui interior painting is a traditional folk art of Hengshui city in Hebei Province. It is a technique for painting pictures on the inside of snuff bottles.
衡水内画是河北省衡水市民间传统美术。它是一种鼻烟壶内壁绘画技艺。
(hénɡshuǐ nèihuà shì héběi shěnɡ hénɡshuǐ shì mínjiān chuántǒnɡ měishù.tā shì yìzhǒnɡ bíyānhú nèibì huìhuà jìyì.)
A: You're saying that they stick a brush inside the container to paint it? That sounds amazing.
你是说把笔伸进容器里面作画吗?这听起来真妙。
(nǐshìshuō bǎ bǐ shēnjìn rónɡqì lǐmiàn zuòhuà ma? zhè tīnɡqǐlái zhēn miào.)
B: You're right. This type of folk art has a high level of difficulty. It is one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages.
你说的没错。这种民间美术难度很高。它还是中国国家级非物质文化遗产之一。
(nǐ shuōde méicuò.zhèzhǒnɡ mínjiān měishù nándù hěnɡāo.tā háishì zhōnɡɡuó ɡuójiā jí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn zhīyī.)
Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT