126wandam

2018-03-12 21:45:13

This was a wonder to see the ancient ways the art was doneThey uses many different sizes of brushes that produced differentworks of art. The calligraphy is a work of art in itself.

hannahmilk

2018-01-28 21:32:38

We came here afterreadinf the trip advisor reviews and were soooooo pleased. The kind and patient lei ling showed us Chinese folk art and taught us some calligraphy! It was so interesting and fun , but hard to find so ask your hotel to write down the address in Chinese to show the taxi or rickshaw driver. Lei ling was so cute and I'd r reccomend this to anyone who is interested in calligraphy or just Chinese art and culture. We loved it. And buy a painting at the end to support them, there are lots ranging in price from 80¥ upwards.go here!

rprager2014

2018-02-06 08:11:58

Just returned from a wonderful trip to China with the Road Scholar folks. Visited this little art museum (TangBo) in the city of Xi"an. Personal touch in explaining the exhibits by warm and welcoming guide. This was followed by Q and A and a hands on demonstration and experience learning to draw Chinese figures in Caligraphy style. Later had the opportunity to purchase art works produced by the art students. On the was back to the states I wondered weather or not I would have buyer's remorse and regret my purchase. When I saw my selections in my own home, I was emotionally overwhelmed by the richness, delicacy, impact of my selections. One of the highlights of my trip. These drawing come alive and represent both the old style and new visions of this wonderful country.

64zachw

2017-12-06 19:31:10

This art museum is quite hard to find,but we found that it is a wonderful one.Our guide there named Lisa was so nice and knowledgable ,we learned so much from her,the hi lights came to the calligraphy,we were taught to use brush to practice calligraphy,that was so intresting,both my wife and me did our masterpiece,and we decided to frame it and take it back home.In a word,this is a museum that you should not miss,wonderful.

783brianz

2018-04-08 21:54:12

We went to this little museum,it was really amazing that we loved it so much,we picked up our own brush writing on the rice paper,which is so much fun,but it is more than that,our guide in the museum Sara was so informative and professinal,what she told us about Chinese painting and calligraphy was so intresting,for anyone who loves art should not miss it.

411judet

2018-01-15 22:16:53

We had a fascinating tour of the museum and learnt so much about Chinese art through the ages.It was great fun learning to write the alphabet Chinese characters on rice paper with a brush and ink.We felt a bit pressured to buy a painting.

JumboJetJohnny

2018-01-26 18:08:43

This small, unpretentious art museum provides a light-hearted look at local artwork in a variety of styles, from farmer / folk art to serious provincial Chinese still-life and calligraphy. The gallery guide however, has a great sense of humour and moves the tour along at a sensible pace and with natty commentary. At the end of the tour you get a brief introduction to writing Chinese characters with a tradition Mao bi - a goats hair brush. The guide will show you how to perform the 8 basic brush strokes and try your hand at a couple of simple characters. It's a lot of fun, particularly if you have a couple of kids in tow.You will be invited to buy some local art. It ranges in price from quite cheap to expensive. A good way to spend an hour or so.

CherylandKit

2018-03-25 11:32:06

The guides at the museum are very knowledgable. Although small there is a good variety of artworks. The idea of giving a short calligraphy lesson to visitors at the end of the tour was a real highlight. You can also buy any of the works of arts by the students. The guide are not pushy at all. I was really interested in one of the paintings. However, I was not confident enough or had sufficient knowledge of the artist to make the decision on the spot. Unfortunately, not much artist information is available on google, only in mandarin on baidu. Perhaps, they can consider providing more information on the contemporary pieces that are for sale and the artists behind them

MinibearX

2018-01-28 15:04:52

Decided to have a look at this museum after browsed Tripadvisor, but we have been refused to enter because we were not part of any tourist group—even we were willing to pay.It’s at middle of nowhere; it was long way to get there. This museum looked spooky as well, not our lost for not being able to visit.

aumkathleen

2018-01-11 11:30:46

There isn't anything I didn't like about this museum. Few tourists drop by but the curator does a great job of covering folk art in Shaanxi province. Shadow puppetry, painting, paper cutting, and mask making were just a few crafts the curator discussed.