Discover Cultural Products in Hebei:Hengshui Inside Painting Art
Sep 6,2024 Great Wall New Media

In the art of miniature interior painting, a palm-sized snuff bottle and a specially crafted fine brush come together to create this exquisite and unparalleled craft.

Hengshui interior painting, a traditional folk art from Hengshui City in Hebei Province, is one of China's national intangible cultural heritages. It is a unique technique of painting on the inner walls of snuff bottles, combining the styles of Chinese landscape painting and oil painting to develop its distinct craftsmanship.

Its technique is extraordinarily intricate, capable of depicting vast landscapes within a small space, akin to a masterpiece of nature. It is often seen as incredible by the outside world.

Planner: Cao Zhaoyang

Choreographer-directors: Zheng Bai, Mi Wenting

Cameramen: Liu Zhicheng, Li Wenpei

Post-production editor: Liu Zhicheng

Translators: Song Lifang, Jia Xiaoke(Intern)

Editors: Song Lifang, Liu Shiyuan(Intern)