Shang Qinjie, also known as the modern"Shenbi Maliang", has helped his hometown out of poor conditions with his paintbrush.
Shang Qinjie has been engaged(从事) in art-related work in the city since graduation(毕业). During the
Spring Festival in 2020, Shang Qinjie began to paint on a few walls in his hometown, Xiaotun village. This made his village colorful and was liked by many villagers.
Later, more works were painted, although painting on walls was a tough task. Shang started painting at 8 o' clock in the morning and continued until the sun went down. Usually it took seven or eight days to complete a whole painting. But when he saw more and more people come here to enjoy his paintings, he felt very happy. He liked painting some cartoon characters such as Nezha and Sun Wukong, because he thought those characters could give people power. As his works became popular on the Internet, Xiaotun village also became a popular travel place. Villagers there didn't go out to work anymore. They improved their living conditions by selling local products (产品). Shang Qinjie also realized painting in the village was very meaningful. So he will continue creating art in his hometown.
Shang Qinjie's story is just one example of how young people are changing their hometowns. Many artists like Shang are using the artıstic method (方法) loved by young people to let people feel the beauty of the countryside. It not only makes the childhood of left-behind children more interesting, but also brings new life to those unknown villages.
①Shang's works became popular on the Internet.
②Shang painted on a few walls of his hometown in 2020.
③Shang has been engaged in art-related work since graduation.
④Shang painted more works.