Studies On The Development And Impact Of Farming And Weaving Pictures

China has a long history of farming and weaving pictures, as early as in the Neolithic Age4,000years ago, there appeared on cliffs pictures reflecting primitive agriculture. Later, images appeared on the wares and articles before the Qin Dynasty, on the bricks and stones of the Western and Eastern Han dynasties, in the mural paintings of the mausoleums of the Wei and Jin dynasties and in the grotto frescoes of the Tang dynasty. There are a great quantity of paintings, depicting farming, sericulture and animal husbandry. The farming and weaving pictures before Song dynasty is usually called early farming and weaving pictures, a system of farming and weaving pictures was not formed.It was not until Song dynasty the system of farming and weaving pictures was formed. The famous "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" drawn by Lou Shu appeared in China’s history during the Southern Song Dynasty. During this period, the center of economic moved south, the development of silk industry in HangZhou, excellent geographical conditions, all these are the reasons of "Pictures of Farming and Weaving". Nowadays, we look at "Pictures of Farming and Weaving", we can see the level of agriculture as well as the sight of the people lives at that time.After Song dynasty, a culture of farming and weaving pictures is popular, different kinds of "Farming and Weaving Pictures" were appeared in the later dynasties. In the time, a number of different forms of images were appeared. The contents of farming and weaving pictures were also changed."Pictures of Cotton" was appeared. During the Qing Dynasty, the pictures gradually became material for the Lunar New Year pictures circulated among the common people. Thus, their function was transformed from the popularization of agricultural techniques into a cultural phenomenon."Farming and Weaving Pictures" in its long process of development has also been reflected forward to its historical value, through its formation and development process, from which we can glimpse technical level of agricultural production changes into the various dynasties, see farming and weaving industry conditions of each dynasties; can also learn about the various dynasties painting style changes; then the living conditions of rural production, as well as production and living environment, changes in, every set of "Farming and Weaving Pictures" can be said to be a record of ancient Chinese civilization, agriculture album.The farming and weaving pictures were not only affected Chinese agriculture, in addition, it is spread abroad. In European and American countries, the planets and china with "Farming and Weaving Pictures" is found. In Japan and Korea, the picture’s influence seemed to be greater on agriculture, art and custom.