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Last November, 21 students from Changchun No.150 Middle School reproduced the great artwork A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains(《千里江山图》) successfully. With the help of their Art teacher Duan Yingzi, the students finished the work in 129 days.
Measuring nearly 3.5 metres tall and 11 metres long,the work is on the wall of the school's art classroom. The school set up the Art Club in 2022,calling on students to learn Chinese paintings and experience Chinese culture.
"When reproducing the work, we needed to make an outline first, then add base colours, and finally draw the details. Most of the students didn't have such painting experience, so I drew the outline and the students did the rest of the work," explained Duan.
Though amazing finally, the great result didn't come easily. The students had to spend months finding the right material and the right way to paint on the wall. After trying many times, they finally did it.
"We only saw the artwork in books before. By reproducing it, we can have a deeper understanding of the painting and the traditional Chinese culture," one of the students said.
词汇
reproduce /ri:prə'dju:s/ vt. 再现
measure $ \nearrow $ me3ə(r)/vt. 测量
outline $ \wedge $ autlain/ n. 轮廓
detail /di:tei/ n. 细微之处
amazing /ə'meɪzɪŋ/ adj. 令人惊喜的
material /mə'tɪəriəl/ n. 材料
句型
The school set up the Art Club in 2022，calling on students to learn Chinese paintings and experience Chinese culture. 学校在2022年成立了艺术俱乐部，号召学生学习中国绘画，体验中国文化。
set up 意为“创建，建立；设立”；call on 意为“请求，要求”。
$ ⇒ $ The police set up roadblocks(路障)on routes out of the city.
$ ⇒ $ I now call on the head teacher to address(致辞)the meeting.
理解
1. What did they need to do when they reproduced the great artwork ?
2. How much do you know about the great artwork A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains ?

1. They needed to make an outline first, then add base colours, and finally draw the details.
2. It was the work of Wang Ximeng, a painter during the Northern Song Dynasty. It is known as
one of the greatest treasures of the Palace Museum.