what are the first associations that come to mind when you think of china? the great wall of china, unique porcelain, traditional chinese painting and calligraphy, weira, tea. in the city of minsk, at the address revolutsionnaya 11 , there is a unique building, an educational center and a bearer of traditional chinese culture, the confucius republican institute of sinology of the belarusian state university. and today we will touch this culture, taste the mysteries of the tea ceremony and learn all the intricacies of traditional chinese painting and calligraphy. alina nevoina is with you, and this is the fashion for culture project. the culture of china is one of the most ancient. and original cultures in

the world, it was china that became the birthplace of such philosophical teachings as taoism and confucianism. chinese culture has long been a model for imitation among neighboring countries. japan, korea, vietnam and many other countries have adopted chinese traditions and customs. and traditional chinese painting poetry is filled with deep meaning. the canvas of chinese masters. amaze with the technique of execution with paints. one of the brightest symbols of china has become calligraphy. for the inhabitants of the celestial empire, this is not just a way of writing, but a means of aesthetic expression of the inner world of a person. the practice of calligraphy harmonizes and educates the spirit. it is not for nothing that so much attention was paid to this art in ancient china. officials passed a mandatory exam in calligraphy and even. emperors diligently practiced

writing hieroglyphs. plus, the study of calligraphy is a separate developmental practice. the lessons will be useful for those who are engaged in oriental painting, because these two art forms are inextricably linked, they rely on common principles and techniques. and a rare chinese painting can do without a beautiful calligraphic inscription. harmony of yin and yang energy. ekaterina, good afternoon, good afternoon, alina, you are belarusian by nationality, but you teach traditional chinese painting and calligraphy, how did it happen, tell us about your path, by education, i am not an artist, i have a completely different education, economics and technology. this

was my first education, probably, completely such a deep passion began precisely from the philosophy course we had at the institute, namely the eastern teachings, there confucius, parables, then it was just a time when many such books appeared, and this mysterious world that encouraged such attentive listening, attentive looking at the surrounding things. that's when, probably, it fascinated me, then i accidentally got to a master class on chinese painting and i realized that this is what i would like to do, that it helps me express myself and be in such a very depth of connection with the surrounding world. traditional chinese painting, what is it? it is different, despite the fact that it is quite.

rice paper is used in chinese painting, this is really what makes these works so transparent and also creates such a thickness of understatement, this is the main difference, probably from a technical point of view, yes from our european painting, but first of all, all chinese paintings have a positive meaning, they are philosophical and they are distinguished by what the artist puts into it, there is no one... such unnecessary details, one of the rules of chinese painting is, among other things , following the canons, precisely due to such a tradition, numerous copying of ancient masters, it is believed that the better you managed to copy an older master,

the more he told you about that path, about that following of dau, which, which was during his lifetime, yes, it is believed that we have lost everything, but we are trying to... dispel such an existing myth that chinese painting is only flowers, first of all, these were some everyday themes, but at the moment exists in the style of flowers and birds, that is, as a rule, there are not only birds, there are also some living creatures, this is a portrait, this is a landscape , an animalistic genre, in chinese painting there are two main styles, these are gumbi and sei, yeah. tell me more about each of them, the gumbi style is here, probably from these works, it is represented by this work, this is such a contour work, this is the goddess guanin, this style is distinguished by such decorativeness, one can say, detail, translated from chinese,

bumbi is a careful brush, the master is due to such a refined mastery of the brush, he conveys in more detail what he wants to express, this painting, to give exactly the color as it exists, although in gunbi's painting too, it is the use of the palette that also differs from european painting, but the style of si implies precisely the capture of not the form of the object itself, exactly what, as it were,

drives it, precisely its such a living essence, such spirituality of what is depicted, that is, you just need to convey exactly the very...

the artist's impressions of the inscription itself, yes, chinese characters, they are actually like living beings, using this you can give a completely amazing, unique impression of calligraphy, there are five styles in it, in each style there are such amazing calligraphers, which it is desirable to copy in order to find your own style, your own handwriting. it is the diversity of forms of work with ink that makes calligraphy picturesque. studying chinese culture, i became, i think, much more at this moment be interested in belarusian culture, that is , it is just a contrasting voicing

of what you already have. in chinese painting. there is a concept of the four treasures of the scholar's office: this is a brush, this is rice paper, this is ink, an inkwell, a brush, look, we take it: with a brush, then we can take a little ink from here and transfer it to a plate

, we continue adding water here, you see, this is already a lighter shade, we put the brush in this way so that the bristles are parallel to our body, we put the brush and we move, look, like this, from point to point, we subtract from point to point, now we take, yeah, black on the tip, we work now with the very tip, now we hold the brush with the tip up, that is , we hold it vertically, this allows us to control the pressure on the brush, yeah, and we take now and make here like a semicircle, from point to point, from point to point, now we write branches, look, here the branches of the bamboo grow from these compositions, do all the movements on the exhale, like this: yes, you will be - to be in the rhythm of that, what are you depicting, bamboo leaves,

look, they are written with a twist of the wrist, yeah, look, they can be bigger, they can be smaller, they don’t necessarily need to be attached to a branch, because everything in nature moves, sways, often in the hustle and bustle of everyday life we ​​don’t pay attention to the things that surround us. they seem ordinary and uninteresting to us, for example, tea drinking. today, tea is a very ordinary drink for each of us. it would seem that there could be anything unusual about it, in the east, tea is served treat it as a sacred drink. in china, which is considered the birthplace of tea, there is a whole culture of drinking this drink. the chinese drink tea slowly, observing certain rituals. chinese tea drinking is a special philosophy: drinking tea on the go or in a hurry is almost a crime, for example, different

types of tea cannot be brewed in the same teapot, if you prefer black tea, you should choose a transparent teapot made of heat-resistant glass, and to preserve the full flavor of white tea, you need to use a ceramic teapot, such there are hundreds of secrets: each type of tea requires a special... look, residents of big cities, they are constantly in a hurry and they always need to run somewhere. but the traditional chinese tea ceremony, it is so measured, calm, tell me, what is the philosophy

of the traditional tea ceremony? the philosophy, the traditional chinese tea ceremony is based on the principles of tawizm, tawizm believes that tea has calming properties, and silence and ease are human qualities, they are very... well combined in the tea ceremony, so the concept of the unity of nature and man became the soul of the chinese tea ceremony, tea was turned into a real ritual, yes, the tea ceremony, that's how it came to china, the tea ceremony first arose in china during the than dynasty and the founder.

notice how time passes, and while tasting tea we also communicate with the people around us, the tea ceremony in... includes philosophical thoughts and human relationships. we focus on enjoying the process. and drinking tea is one of the steps. i know that in order to a tea ceremony took place, special utensils are needed. tell us more about it. to conduct a tea ceremony,

special utensils are needed. utensils, a teapot, and a cup for smelling, a cup for tasting, and other auxiliary tools, usually cha, chatya, chato and a cup, a tea ceremony for everyone interested in chinese tea culture, there is no single school of tea ceremony in china, but there are basic principles... on which this practice is based, aesthetics, balance, harmony, cordiality and purity. the ceremony helps to reveal the taste of tea in a new way, to touch traditions and harmonize your inner state. you learn to be here now, in the present moment. we have only looked at my

part of traditional chinese culture, but we are already firmly convinced that... the penetration of the cultures of china and belarus took place a long time ago. we have something to learn from the inhabitants of the celestial empire about peace, spiritual harmony and them, our diligence, love of nature and hospitality. but i know for sure that we all need to learn to live here now. be in the present moment and watch for fashion trends. in the cultural life of our country, with you was alina nevoina remember, being cultured is fashionable, see you exactly in a week, until new cultural meetings.

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