Five grains are somewhat widespread. According to my understanding, the five grains are: japonica rice (ie rice or rice), corn (ie corn), wheat, soybeans, glutinous rice (ie millet, also called soybean), which vary in different places. The name, it is rice that can be used to make cut cakes)

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Five grains

The five types of grains referred to in ancient times cereals. "Five grains" have many different meanings in ancient times, the most important of which are two: one refers to rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts; the other refers to hemp, millet, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts. The difference between the two is: the former has rice but no hemp, and the latter has hemp but no rice. The ancient economic and cultural center was in the Yellow River Basin, and the main producing area of ??rice was in the south. However, rice cultivation was limited in the north, so initially there was no rice among the “five grains”.

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Interpretation

Different views on grains

Development

Cereal Culture

Grain Culture

Grain Art

Grain Painting

Appreciation of Grain Paintings

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Heading: five cereals

Pinyin: wǔ gǔ

Basic explanation

[the five cereals of rice, two kinds of millet, wheat and leans] refers to grain, namely rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beans

Detailed explanation

Five kinds of grains. Refers to different things.

"Zhou Li·Tianguan·Disease Medicine": "Use five flavors, five grains, and five medicines to nourish the disease." Zheng Xuan's note: "Five grains include hemp, millet, millet, wheat, and beans." "Mencius Tengwengong I": "Arboriculture of the five grains, the five grains are ripe and cultivated by the people." Zhao Qi's note: "The five grains are rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beetroot." "Chu Ci·Dazhao": "The five grains are six. "Wang Yi notes: "Wood grains include rice, millet, wheat, beans, and hemp." "Suwen Zangqi Fashi Lun": "Five grains are nourishing." Wang Bing notes: "Japonica rice, adzuki beans, and wheat. , soybean, and yellow millet.” In the Sutra Sutra: “Five grains are barley, wheat, rice, soybeans, and flax.” The general name for grains is not necessarily limited to five types.

Grain and grain paintings: Grain and grain paintings are based on various plant seeds and whole grains, and are made of landscapes, figures, flowers and birds by pasting, sticking, spelling, carving and other methods, and using other attachments. , cartoon, abstract and other image pictures, using composition, lines, light and shade, color and other modeling techniques to form pictures that are specially processed. Each grain painting must undergo special processing and adopt permanent preservation technology, so that the works can be preserved and collected for a long time. Grain paintings began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, they were a tribute presented to the emperor by Chongqing Prefecture. Dayan grain painting is a craft inherited from five generations by teacher Tang Dayan, who is the inheritor of Chongqing grain painting.

Basic concepts

Five grains include millet, beans, millet, wheat and rice.

"Grain" originally refers to grains with shells; things like rice, Ji (jìji, i.e. millet), broomcorn millet (also known as yellow rice), etc. have a shell on the outside, so they are called grains. The sound of the word Gu comes from the sound of shell. Five grains were originally the five types of cereals known in ancient China, and later generally referred to food crops.

The common names are yellow rice, millet (commonly known as millet in the north), rice (commonly known as rice), wheat (the main ingredient for making flour), and beans

In addition, there have been reports about The "five grains" are divided into "sky valley", "earth valley", "hanging valley", "wind valley" and "water valley". The "five grains" represented by the sky, earth, xuan, wind and water are not necessarily all grains: "Tiangu" includes crops such as rice, paddy, sorghum, wheat and other fruits that grow on the top of the head; "Digu" includes crops such as peanuts, Sweet potatoes and other crops whose fruits grow below the ground; "hanging valley" includes crops whose fruits grow on branches and vines, such as beans and melons; "water valley" includes crops whose fruits grow in water, such as water chestnuts and lotus roots; only "wind valley" Specially, it means that corn is a crop whose pollen is spread by wind, blowing the pollen from the top of the head to the whiskers growing in the middle nodes of the crop, thereby producing fruit. ------(I listened to an old farmer's dictation when I was jumping in the queue in the countryside)

There is a saying that goes: "If the four bodies are not diligent, the five grains will not be separated." The four bodies refer to the four limbs, which means they are afraid of walking and working with their hands; the five grains refer to: corn, millet, hemp, wheat, and beans. The meaning of this sentence is to say that a lazy person does not understand the essence of things, which is a disguised form of saying that a person is lazy. Because in ancient times, most people worked in agriculture, and those who did not work would not recognize what crops were grains when they went to the farmland, especially when seedlings looked a bit similar when they were young. The valley is characterized by several crops that live in the dry lands of the north. Therefore, it is impossible for grains to include rice.

Millet is shelled, which is today's millet; millet is shelled, which is yellow rice, and the powder can be used to make cakes, commonly known as: yellow cake in the north; hemp is mainly used for agricultural production, and hemp seeds can be eaten, just like melon seeds. How to eat: It is the same size as soybeans. The bark of its stems can also be used to make ropes, linen clothes, and hemp paper. It is a good crude fiber. The peeled stems can be used as firewood in ancient times and can be used to build houses. It has a bit of a woody feel. Nowadays, the skin and rod can be used to extract fiber and make various high-end papers such as rice paper. Everyone knows about wheat and beans, so I won’t introduce them in detail. But then there was an evolution.

[Edit this paragraph] Different terms of five grains

"Five grains" refers to the five types of grains in ancient times. Books older than "The Analects" such as "The Book of Songs" and "The Book of Books" only mention "hundred grains" and nothing about "five grains". From hundreds of grains to five grains, have the types of food crops been reduced? No. In the past, people often gave a proper name to several different varieties of a crop, which made the list too much. Moreover, the word "hundred" here only means many, and there are not really a hundred kinds. The emergence of the term "grains" indicates that people have a relatively clear concept of classification, and also reflects that there were five main food crops at that time.

Regarding "five grains", there were many different opinions in ancient times, the most important of which are two:

What exactly did the term "five grains" refer to when it was originally coined? Leave a record. The earliest explanation we can see now was written by people from the Han Dynasty. There are two main interpretations by the Han people and people after the Han Dynasty: one is rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean (i.e. soybean); the other is hemp (referring to cannabis), millet, millet, wheat, and bean. The difference between these two statements is that one has rice but no hemp, and the other has hemp but no rice. Although hemp seeds can be eaten, their fibers are mainly used to weave cloth. Grain refers to grain. The former statement does not include hemp among the five grains, which is more reasonable. But on the other hand, the economic and cultural center at that time was in the north, and rice was a southern crop. Its cultivation in the north was limited, so it was possible that the grains contained hemp but not rice. "Historical Records Tianguan Shu" "Every year is good and bad" (prediction of good times and bad years). The crops mentioned below are wheat, millet, broomcorn millet, bean sprouts and hemp, which belong to the latter theory. Probably because of these reasons, the Han people and people after the Han Dynasty had two different interpretations of grains.

Combining the two theories, six crops are derived: rice, millet, millet, wheat, bean sprouts and hemp. The famous work of the Warring States Period, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" (written in the third century BC), contains four articles specifically discussing agriculture. Among them, the "Examination of Time" article talks about the cultivation of grass (millet), millet, rice, hemp, bean sprouts, and wheat. The situation of growing crops; the crops mentioned in the "Twelve Periods" chapter are also these six types.

Obviously, rice, millet, millet, wheat, bean sprouts, and hemp were the main crops at that time. The so-called five grains refer to these crops, or five of these six crops. However, with the development of social economy and agricultural production, the concept of grains is constantly evolving. Now the so-called grains are actually just the general name of food crops, or generally refer to food crops.

The collective name for food crops. The theory of "five grains" appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zi" states: "If the four bodies are not diligent, the five grains will not be distinguished." But the explanations are different. One says it is millet, millet, wheat, bean, and rice; the other says it is millet, millet, wheat, bean, and hemp. The main difference between these two statements is the presence or absence of rice and hemp. The reason for the disagreement is that there were more than five kinds of crops at that time. The existence of the "hundred grains", "six grains" and "nine grains" is a clear proof. The types of crops vary from place to place. The popularity of the "five grains" theory is obviously influenced by the thought of the five elements. Therefore, generally speaking, grains refer to several major food crops.

According to historical records, the earliest cultivation of "grains" appeared in the Shang and Zhou dynasties of my country. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, my country was in a prosperous period of slavery society. The types of crops grown by people increased, and the state strongly supported the development of agriculture. The "well field system" implemented collective labor, which improved labor productivity. A complete drainage and irrigation system also appeared during this period, and people began to use manure, green manure, and plant ash. These conditions enabled the further development of agriculture during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

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Although the concept of grains has been around for more than two thousand years since its formation, the status of these food crops in the national food supply has changed. Varies from time to time.

Among the five cereal crops, millet, broomcorn millet and other crops have a particularly important position in the original cultivation conditions of northern drylands due to their drought and barren tolerance and short growth period. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people discovered the characteristics of Shu, which could keep people alive for a long time and make things easier for them. Shu, together with millet, became an indispensable food for people at that time. At the same time, people discovered that winter wheat could be planted during the growing seasons of late autumn and early spring, and could play a role in solving the problem of drought. In addition, the stone round mill was invented at this time, and the consumption of wheat developed from grain food to pasta. , the palatability was greatly improved, so that wheat received widespread attention from people, and thus developed into one of the main food crops, and was compared with millet. In the Confucian classic "Spring and Autumn", it is said that grain is not recorded, but grain and wheat are not recorded. It can be seen that the sage attaches great importance to wheat and grass among the five grains. Agriculturists Zhao Guo and Fan Shengzhi during the Western Han Dynasty were committed to promoting wheat cultivation in the Guanzhong area.

The increase in population in Guanzhong during the Han Dynasty was closely related to the development of wheat farming. Until the Tang and Song Dynasties, the population in the north was greater than the population in the south. But after the Tang and Song Dynasties, the situation changed. The growth of China's population is mainly concentrated in the southeastern region, which is the land of Chu and Yue that has been known as "vast and sparsely populated" since the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, the population of the south exceeded that of the north, and some people estimate it to be 6:4; since then, the population density of the south has been much higher than that of the north. The increase in population in the south is inseparable from rice production. Rice is very suitable for cultivation in southern areas with abundant rainfall, but it was initially inconspicuous and was even excluded from the five cereals. However, he came from behind.

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, rice’s status in the national food supply increased day by day. According to estimates by Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty, rice accounted for seven-tenths of the food supply at that time, accounting for an absolute advantage. Rice, wheat, millet, Grain crops such as millet, taken together, account for only three-tenths of the total, and have been relegated to a secondary position. Soybeans and hemp have withdrawn from the category of food crops and are only used as vegetables. However, when some crops withdrew from the ranks of food crops, some crops joined the ranks of food crops. In the late Ming Dynasty, corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were introduced to China one after another and became an important part of the main food crops in modern China.

1. There are inconsistent opinions in our country’s history on which foods are considered “grains”. One way of saying it refers to broomcorn millet, millet, bean sprouts, wheat and rice, which is found in the ancient book "Zhou Li Zhi Fangshi"; the other way of saying it refers to hemp, millet, millet, wheat and beans, which is found in the ancient book "Huainanzi". At that time, people regarded hemp seeds as food, so hemp was classified as food. Later, hemp was mainly used for fiber weaving and was not classified as food.

2. The gradually formed custom of "five grains" refers to the five food crops of rice, wheat, millet, millet and bean sprouts. Millet refers to corn, including yellow rice, Ji refers to millet, and Bean refers to beans. 3. Today, "grains" has generally referred to various staple foods, generally referred to as food crops, or "grains", including cereals (such as rice, wheat, corn, etc.), beans (such as soybeans, broad beans, peas, etc.) , red beans, etc.), tubers (such as sweet potatoes, potatoes) and other miscellaneous grains. 2》What are grains? There are usually two versions: one is rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beetroot. Another saying is broomcorn millet, millet, hemp, wheat, and beetroot. Five of them, except hemp, are food crops. Rice, millet, millet, wheat, bean sprouts, and hemp are traditional Chinese crops. I should not only know them, but also understand their habits and origins, otherwise I will not be able to distinguish between the five grains.

3. What are "grains" in the Western Han Dynasty? Answers revealed on wooden tablets unearthed in Xi'an Xinhuanet, Xi'an, October 19 (Huyan Sizheng) What exactly were the "grains" that people ate during the Western Han Dynasty? A wooden tablet recently unearthed in the southern suburbs of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province reveals this answer. This rectangular wooden tablet with 177 characters is 23 centimeters long, 4.5 centimeters wide and 0.4 centimeters thick. The lower edge is slightly damaged. The text is mainly written in ancient official ink script, with some vulgar cursive characters mixed in. Most of them are clear and recognizable. distinguish. The writing on this wooden tablet is divided into 8 lines from right to left. A small black dot is marked above each line to indicate the beginning of a chapter. The number of words in each line ranges from 15 to 25. It contains information about grains in the Han Dynasty. The content of planting is basically complete, and it is clearly recorded that the five grains at that time included millet, beans, hemp, wheat, and rice, and their order was not randomly arranged. This is basically consistent with the content recorded in the "Rishu" which was specially used to choose the time and day during the Qin and Han Dynasties. According to archaeological staff, the tomb where this wooden tablet was unearthed is located in the mausoleum area of ??Du Ling, Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty. It should be the tomb of Du Ling, so the owner of the tomb should be a high-ranking official close to Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. Based on the analysis of the contents of the wooden tablet, the identity of the tomb owner during his lifetime should be related to royal ceremonial activities and agricultural production activities. Therefore, it is judged that his position should be Da Honglu or Da Sinong. It is understood that ancient records have always been vague about which grains the "five grains" in the Han Dynasty refer to. The unearthing of this wooden tablet clarified for the first time the types and names of "grains" in the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi during the Western Han Dynasty.

In addition, ancient Taoists have a saying that "eating five grains will bring out all kinds of diseases." Taoists believe that when people eat whole grains, feces will accumulate in the intestines, producing filthy gas and hindering the path to immortality. "Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing" says: "The food of hundreds of grains is earth spirit, the five tastes are bitter and evil, and the stench is chaotic. If the fetal energy is zero, how can we rejuvenate the baby from aging?" At the same time, there are three insects (three corpses) in the human body. People rely on this grain energy to survive. With its existence, people have evil desires and cannot become immortals. Therefore, in order to clear out the bad gas in the intestines

and get rid of the three corpse insects, it is necessary to live without food. Bigu means not eating grains. It is a method used by alchemists and Taoists to become immortals. It is also called "Quegu", "Avoidance of Grain", "Broken Grain", "Juegu", "Xiuliang", "Juegra", etc. Taoist priests imitated the immortal behavior described in "Zhuangzi Xiaoyaoyou" of "not eating grains, inhaling wind and drinking dew" in an attempt to achieve the goal of immortality. Bigu technique originated in the pre-Qin Dynasty, around the same time as Qi movement technique. "The Book of Rites of Da Dai·Yi Benming", a collection of etiquette treatises before the Qin and Han Dynasties, said: "Those who eat meat are brave and powerful, those who eat grain are wise and skillful, those who eat breath are gods and live long, and those who do not eat are immortal and god." After the founding of Taoism, There is no shortage of people from generation to generation who have inherited this technique and practiced inescaping. "The Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" records that Wang Zhen, an alchemist of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "has been in the valley for more than 200 years (it should be the mistake of "日" - the author's note). His flesh is bright and beautiful, he can move as slowly as a horse, and he has the strength to hold several people." ④ "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Fang Shu" records: "(Hao) Meng Jianeng can live for five to ten years if he contains date seeds and does not eat them." ⑤ Cao Zhi's "Bian Dao Lun" records that Xi Jian was good at preventing grains, saying that he once "bowed to bed with him" "Here you go" to test it, "for a hundred days in the valley,...you can walk and live freely".

⑥ Among the group of alchemists recruited by Cao Cao, Gan Shi, Zuo Ci, Feng Junda, Lu Nvren, etc. all practiced the art of fasting.

Historical records record that there are so many people who abstained from eating grains, and the time of abstinence from eating grains may range from months, years or even decades. There are inevitably exaggerations and untruths in them, but this may not be purely false. On January 7, 1988, the third page of "People's Daily" reported that Xiong Zaiding, a 25-year-old girl from Yuexingtang Village, Xiongjiapu District, Macheng City, Hubei Province, was titled "Macheng Farm Girl Can Talk and Act Freely in Ten Years without Earning a Grain of Rice". When he was fifteen years old, he suddenly contracted a serious illness and his life was in danger. After escaping from danger, he stopped eating and drinking. He has not eaten a grain of rice in ten years. Amazingly, after being bedridden for eight years after contracting the disease, she was able to walk independently, talk and laugh freely, and do housework. This is truly a miracle on earth. If today's science can explain it and figure out the reasons, it will make a huge contribution to human body science and modern health science.

Rice

Rice, also known as japonica rice, has a sweet taste and a neutral nature. It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and eliminating polydipsia. In winter, the indoor heating is hot and the air is dry. Drinking some rice porridge in the morning and evening can avoid the trouble of dry mouth. Diabetic patients in particular need to be reminded that different cooking methods of rice have different effects on blood sugar. Studies have shown that dry rice cooked with the same amount of rice has less impact on blood sugar than porridge. Therefore, diabetic patients eating dry rice for breakfast can help control blood sugar.

Millet

Millet, also known as corn, has a sweet taste and a mild nature. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and heat, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and those who are physically weak after childbirth or illness. . When millet is cooked into porridge, a layer of fine sticky substance floats on top, commonly known as "rice oil". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rice oil is extremely nutritious and has the strongest nourishing power. There is a saying that "rice oil can replace ginseng soup".

Wheat

Wheat is sweet in taste, mild in nature and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. Those who are upset and insomniac can cook porridge with wheat, rice, and jujubes. In addition, wheat bran contains high dietary fiber, which has a preventive and therapeutic effect on hyperlipoproteinemia, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hemorrhoids, senile constipation, and colon cancer.

Corn

Corn is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and diuresis, appetizing, improving intelligence, calming the heart and activating blood circulation. The linoleic acid in corn oil can prevent cholesterol from depositing on the blood vessel wall, and has a positive effect on preventing hypertension and coronary heart disease. In addition, it also has diuretic and blood sugar lowering effects, which is especially suitable for diabetic patients. American scientists also discovered that eating corn can stimulate brain cells and enhance people's memory. The lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn can prevent the occurrence of macular degeneration in the eyes of the elderly.

Barley

Barley, also called barley, contains much higher protein than rice and noodles. It is easy to digest and absorb, and is beneficial to reducing gastrointestinal burden and improving physical fitness. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that barley is sweet and light in taste, slightly cold in nature, and has the functions of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, clearing away heat, and diuresis. Modern research has proven that barley has anti-tumor, immune-enhancing, and hypoglycemic effects. Cooking porridge with barley and rice or adding an appropriate amount of rock sugar can increase the appetite of cancer patients and reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In addition, the coixin contained in barley has an inhibitory effect on striated muscles and can reduce wrinkles. People who love beauty may wish to eat more.

Sorghum

Sorghum is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. For children with indigestion, stir-fry sorghum in a pot until fragrant, remove the shells and grind into powder, and take 2 to 3 grams each time. However, sorghum is warm in nature and contains tannic acid, which has astringent and antidiarrheal effects. People with constipation should not eat it.

Soybeans

Soybeans are mild in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. People with weak spleen and stomach should eat them regularly. Various soy products made from soybeans, such as tofu, soy milk, etc., also have medicinal properties: tofu can relax the body, replenish qi, clear away heat and disperse blood, and is especially suitable for people with phlegm-heat, cough, exogenous cold, and sore throat.

Cereals mainly refer to the seeds of grass plants. It includes rice, wheat, corn, etc. and other miscellaneous grains, such as millet, black rice, buckwheat, oats, barley, sorghum, etc. Grains are processed into staple foods. It mainly provides humans with 50% to 80% of heat energy, 40% to 70% of protein, and more than 60% of vitamin B1. The nutrient content of cereals varies greatly depending on their type, variety, origin, growing conditions and processing methods.

[Edit this paragraph] Cereal culture

Cereals, as the traditional diet of the Chinese people, have been one of the indispensable foods on the people's table for thousands of years. It occupies an important position and is regarded as a traditional staple food.

"The Analects of Confucius Xiangdang": "Although there is a lot of meat, it does not make it difficult to eat." This is when Confucius was a noble in the Zhou Dynasty. According to the living habits of the nobles, the staple food (grain) should account for the largest proportion.

"Lingshu·Ci Jie Zhenxie": "The true qi is received from heaven and filled with the grain qi." This means that the nutrition of grains is the most important thing for Chinese people. Nutrition.

In recent years, scholars have also been controversial about the advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese people's diet of mainly grains.

American scholar Eugene N. Anderson pointed out in the book "Chinese Food" that mainland China has the highest peaks and the lowest basins, rich animal and plant resources, and many food choices; Chinese people choose The most economical and nutritious grains were produced, thus feeding a large population.

Chinese scholar Nie Wentao believes that since there are many food options, choosing grains is relatively calm and rational. This is a lifestyle advocated by ancient nobles; this is a national habit related to the Chinese concept of health care. It's grain protection.

In addition, the two sides also have differences on the issue of grain protein content as a criterion for judging the quality of food.

[Edit this paragraph] Grain culture

Grain culture is very important and can be said to be the origin of human civilization. According to authoritative information, humans have observed traces of sorghum on stone tools from hundreds of thousands of years ago, indicating that the grain has nurtured humans for more than 100,000 years. Humans have cultivated wild weeds into whole grains, which can not but be said to be a feat in human history. Grains gave birth to human civilization. At the same time, it tells the world about the inextricable relationship between humans and grains. Grain paintings are the highest artistic expression of grain culture and an artistic portrayal of grain culture.

[Edit this paragraph] Grain Art

Grain painting began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was a tribute presented to the emperor by the Chongqing government. Chongqing is the birthplace of Chinese grain painting. , and then developed northward, and are also distributed in Shaanxi and Shanxi. Teacher Tang Dayan is the inheritor of Chongqing grain painting. Grain painting has many names during its circulation. According to folk tradition, it should be called "grain painting", or simply "grain painting" or "grain painting". It can also be euphemistically called "grain art". Some mountainous areas in northwest my country call it "grain art", "grain art", "bean sculpture painting", "100-meter picture", "rice painting", etc. Grain paintings originated in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when the grain was abundant and the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. "Five grains" have a very high status in Buddhist and Taoist rituals, and are regarded as mascots that capture the essence of heaven and earth. Folks regard "five grains" as a treasure to ward off evil spirits, so they use them in paintings. It was very prosperous in the Qing Dynasty, and many schools were formed across the country. In other dynasties, due to endless wars and unrest in the country, grain painting could not flourish. The rise of contemporary grain paintings reflects the prosperity of modern society with abundant harvests, national peace and prosperity, and national unity and prosperity. Grain art is a true portrayal of a harmonious society. "A Good Harvest" by teacher Tang Dayan won the award at the 10th China Arts and Crafts Masters Expo and is a representative work of grain paintings. It reflects that the country has been prosperous and strong since the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese nation stands tall in the world. Dayan uses grain art to show the beautiful scene of today's China, and Chongqing people use native grain art to tell the development of Chongqing culture to all mankind. Chongqing Grain Art is a business card of Chongqing and a bridge and link between the Chinese nation and other nations around the world.

[Edit this paragraph] Grain and Grain Painting

Grain and grain painting is based on various plant seeds and grains. It uses other methods such as pasting, pasting, spelling, and carving to create Pictures of landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, cartoons, abstractions and other images made from pasted materials are specially processed using composition, lines, light and shade, color and other modeling techniques. Each grain painting must undergo special processing and adopt permanent preservation technology, so that the works can be preserved and collected for a long time. Grain paintings began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, they were a tribute presented to the emperor by Chongqing Prefecture. Dayan grain painting is a craft inherited from five generations by teacher Tang Dayan, who is the inheritor of Chongqing grain painting. Teacher Tang Dayan inherited and carried forward traditional grain paintings and systematically classified grain paintings across the country. He divided grain paintings into four categories: primary color grain paintings, colored grain paintings, synthetic color grain paintings and luminous grain paintings. Categories.