Development of a series of illustrations and posters for the legend of Juye Kirin

Abstract

kirin is an auspicious animal of Chinese tradition. As the Chinese nation has gone through the long years, its external form and internal meaning constitute the collective memory and cultural accumulation of the whole nation, and is an important part of Chinese traditional culture, especially the auspicious culture. However, today, under the dual constraints of history and reality, the inheritance soil of kirin culture has been gradually destroyed, and the holy beast Kirin has been forgotten in the corner of memory. How to adapt to the rapid changes of economy and society, so as to obtain healthy and comprehensive development, has become a common concern of people today. The inheritance and change of the legend of Juye kirin will promote the development of both regional economy and national economy, As a kind of folk culture, It is rooted in the local folk community in Shandong Province, And its literary works with national and local characteristics, Full with the simple emotions and rich imagination of the local working people, In Juye, About the kirinlegend has been circulating for thousands of years, It can be traced back to the fourteen years of Ai Gong of Lu, Also considered the earliest record of kirin in Chinese history, in this time, Different legends of the kirin have evolved into nearly twenty kinds, Some legends are not only recorded in historical records, And there are many local names and relics related to the lin, Such as kirin Tomb, Linshan, Ruilin Temple, Lin Tai, etc.; This topic using the form of illustration kirin legend in the form of visual expression, selected the legend of five more classic stories, including "cattle born kirin, menglin, kirin, Kong Meng Xilin, Lin vomit jade book" as the illustration picture; the illustration applied to create, through the kirin legend story inheritance, folk culture should not be buried by the development of science and technology, should combine with technology and some electronic products to promote folk culture and inheritance. The study of the kirin legend will play an important role in enriching the cultural life of the people, meeting the requirements of the masses at the spiritual level, improving the quality of the people, building a harmonious socialist society, cultural communication between urban and rural areas and the construction of a new socialist countryside.