A Study On The Folklorism Of Chinese Folktale Picture Books In The 21st Century

With the development of the times,folk culture has a more diversified way of expression and inheritance in contemporary times.Picture books with Chinese folk stories as the theme are the product of the reinterpretation and transformation of folk stories in the form of modern art.Chinese folktale picture book inherits the function of folktale teaching and entertainment,contains rich traditional cultural connotation,and plays the role of communication between traditional culture and modern life.After the 21 st century,inspired and impacted by the introduction of picture books from Japan,Europe and the United States,Chinese folk story picture books formally embarked on the path of artistic exploration to pursue local cultural characteristics and highlight the national charm.In the 1980 s and 1990 s,Japanese story comics and European and American picture books almost occupied the Chinese picture book market,and Chinese native picture book creation began to actively learn from foreign experience.In this period,Chinese picture books with folk stories as the theme were not noticeable.After entering the 21 st century,more and more publishers,professional organizations,professional creators and relevant professional researchers began to join the exploration team of local picture book style,and the Chinese picture book industry began to enter a new stage of development.Based on the successful experience of the international picture book awards and publicity mechanism,China has set up many awards activities to encourage the creation of local picture books,such as "Feng Zikai Children's Picture Book Award","Xinyi Picture Book Award".Based on the local cultural background,these Awards encourage picture book publishers and creators to tell Chinese stories,draw national memories,and constantly inject fresh blood into the Chinese picture book market.Under this background,the creation of Chinese folktale picture books presents a flourishing trend.On the one hand,the folktale comics and folktale picture books,which combine the experience of Japan,Europe and Americawith the story of China,have embarked on the road of pursuing the story interest and imagination,as well as diversified and personalized artistic performance.Through the continuous innovation of a large number of creators,they have found out some creative skills and painting styles that are suitable for Chinese folktale picture books;on the other hand,they have found out Through reviewing and reflecting on the local tradition of picture books,the Publishing House continues to explore the classic works and masterpieces of Chinese folk story comics,bringing the unique Chinese ink and wash style back to the readers' vision.A large number of Chinese folk story Comics Series have been reprinted continuously.After many years of silence,the folk story comics have been combined with the inheritance of excellent traditional culture In addition,through cooperation with folklore,literature,history and other professional scholars,some publishing institutions and cultural engineering projects have launched Chinese folk story picture books supported by experts,scholars and academic achievements,including many important works of pioneering significance,academic research The connection with popular cultural products has also promoted the development of the compilation and creation of Chinese folk story picture books towards a more professional way.