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Fuliang, Jiangxi: Reshaping local landscapes through art

江西浮梁：艺术重塑乡土新风貌

The ancient county of Fuliang, with ing softly and gently as she explains
a history that spans over a millennium, the artworks to visitors. Through her
has gained renewed attention through the involvement in this project, she has
“Art in Fuliang” initiative. This project made new discoveries: “These artists
seamlessly integrates art into the rural are truly remarkable; their works are
landscape, using creative expression to inspired by the history of our village
tell local stories while preserving the and reflect our contemporary lives.”
region's geography, history, cultural Wang Quan owns an old house in
context, and community sentiments. Hanxi Village that was once a winery
Through artistic engagement, visitors are specializing in glutinous rice wine, pri-
invited to explore Fuliang’s tea gardens marily serving local villagers. After the
and scenic vistas, experiencing the rich artist Tango became interested in the
culture of Fuliang amidst the beauty of winery, he transformed the space and re-
nature. named it the “Quanyou Rice Wine Tav-
Starting from the urban area of ern.” Tango painted the wall facing the
Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province, Hanxi street with two figures clinking glasses,
Village can be reached in under an hour. perfectly aligning their mouths with the
At first glance, the village looks like windows; whenever the windows are
many others along the route, character- opened, it appears as though the painted
ized by its mountains, streams, tea bush- characters are laughing heartily at pas-
es, and low houses. Before 2018, the big sersby. Since the “Art in Fuliang” project
bridge leading to the village rarely saw was introduced, the tavern has attracted
any visitors, except for locals returning many young tourists, with organizers
home during holidays. However, three offering free wine samplings to help in-
years later, the “Art in Fuliang” project crease sales.
was launched in Hanxi Village. Since The village hosts a traditional festival
then, the village has experienced a surge to celebrate the immigration of local
in visitors, with so many vehicles arriv- residents to the area. On that day, Qian
ing that traffic police are often needed to shared a moment on her social media. In
direct tourists across the bridge and into the photo, a brightly lit dragon dances
the village. On the busiest days of the art in the dark, surrounded by tourists and
exhibitions, the village square is filled to villagers capturing the scene with their
capacity with parked cars. cameras in the square. Scrolling through
These sights are something that her post, the background image show-
Qian Changxian, a 55-year-old local, cases the scenic beauty of Hanxi Village,
has never experienced before. Qian is where tea plants flourish and the nearby
of modest height, with slightly tanned river flows serenely. All of this has be-
skin, and she walks briskly, speak- come a part of timeless memory.