Have you ever heard of leaf painting? It has a history of more than 2,000 years in China.
Ding Li is 27 years old. He comes from Xianning City, Hubei Province. He has spent many years learning leaf art and has opened his own workshop in his hometown.
Ding Li started to learn painting at the age of five. At the of age 12, he began to learn caving (雕刻). When he first found out about leaf painting at the age of thirteen, he fell in love with the art.
Making leaf paintings is quite complicated. First, Ding Li needs to choose fine leaves from mountains in Yunnan. Then, he goes through over 60 steps (步骤) such as cutting and drying. It takes about two to three months to finish all of these steps.
Ding Li has spent one year making the old painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival. He painted it on ten leaves.
Before Ding Li makes each painting, he first learns its history to make his artwork more detailed (详细的). “I want to tell stories through my leaf painting,” he says.
Ding Li’s works are very popular, On October 28, 2018, two of his works won the second prize at an art show between China and Japan.
51. Where is Ding Li’s workshop?
A.In Heibei. | B.In Hubei. | C.In Yunnan. | D.In Guangxi. |
52. Ding Li began to love leaf painting when he was ________.
53. The underlined word “complicated” probably means “________”.
A.difficult | B.boring | C.tiring | D.surprising |
54. From the above reading we can learn that ________.
A.leaf painting is a new kind of art |
B.Ding Li picks up leaves in his hometown |
C.Ding Li paints each artwork on one leaf |
D.Ding Li is quite serious about his paintings |
55. Which of the following can be the BEST title?
A.A young man’s dream | B.How to learn leave paintings |
C.Leaves become art | D.Make traditional art popular |