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.