Development,Current Situation,and Future Strategies of the Shanghai School of Penjing from the Perspective of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Penjing art is the crystallization of constructing landscape design on a small scale that has a history of thousands of years in China.'Shanghai School Penjing'is one of the five recognized traditional schools in Penjing art,characterized by'learning from nature,as with the study of ancient Chinese landscape paintings'.Shanghai Penjing uses various ancient trees in nature as a template that references the painting theory and techniques of Chinese landscape painting.It also emphasizes artistic represen-tation of a tree's unique features,with more natural forms.This article focuses on the inheritance and development of Shang-hai's intangible cultural heritage project.'Shanghai School of Penjing Skills',shares the development process,artistic charac-teristics,and multiple values of their perspective.It points out and analyzes the current development status and issues from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage,while exploring essential routes for the inheritance and innovation of Penjing skills in the new era.It also provides direction for the protection and development of Penjing skills,and offers a professional basis for promoting the development of this perspective in horticulture field.
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