A massive outdoor mural project undertaken by students has been completed in record time in a remote county of northwestern China, while at same time providing a shot in the arm for the local economy and valuable working experience for all those involved.
在中国西北的一个偏远县城，由学生承担的大型户外壁画项目以创纪录的时间完成，同时为当地经济注入了一剂强心剂，并为所有参与者提供了宝贵的工作经验。
It was in these past few days that the students from Xi’an Peihua University (西安培华学院) in Shaanxi Province journeyed to Qiao Village in Lu’an Town of the city’s Chang’an District to create the artwork.
就在这几天，陕西省西安培华学院的学生们远赴长安区六安镇乔村进行创作。
The students integrated traditional folk elements of Shaanxi Province into the wall paintings, which also show the vitality of the countryside through doodles.
学生们将陕西传统民俗元素融入到壁画中，也通过涂鸦展现了乡村的活力。
Collectively, the art works take up some 800 square metres of wall space in the village.
这些艺术作品总共占据了村里约800平方米的墙面空间。
The overall project, comprising six landscape paintings and over 40 more other creative forms of artistic expression using paint, was completed in just 4 days, reported Nanjing Daily.
据《南京日报》报道，整个项目包括六幅山水画和四十多种其他绘画艺术表现形式，仅用了四天就完成了。
The murals’ thematic elements refer not only to folk culture but also local beliefs and customs. Among the paintings, cartoons of the “Menshen” (门神; “threshold guardians” or “door gods”), deified in northern Shaanxi as the Warring States generals, Pang Juan (庞涓) and Sun Bin (孙膑). And where have they been painted? On doors throughout the village of course!
壁画的主题元素不仅涉及民俗文化，还涉及当地的信仰和习俗。其中，有漫画描绘了陕西北部战国将军庞涓和孙膑等“门神”。它们被画在哪里了？当然是在整个村庄的门上！
A total of 17 students enrolled in the University’s School of Architecture and Design took part as young artists in the initiative that is intended as an artistic transformational project for the rural revitalisation of Shaanxi Province.
该校建筑与设计学院共有17名学生作为青年艺术家参与了该项目，该项目旨在作为陕西省乡村振兴的艺术转型项目。
Shi Jinkai, one of the students from the School of Architecture and Design who participated, spoke with reporters. “Students and teachers alike helped to give guidance”, he said. “This kind of activity not only gives us hands-on experience, it also improves our all-round expertise.”
参与其中的建筑设计学院学生石金凯接受了记者采访。 “学生和老师都帮助提供指导”，他说。 “这样的活动不仅让我们获得了实践经验，还提高了我们的全方位专业知识。”
Classmate, Li Xin, said, “This project has greatly stimulated our interest in painting such wall murals. We’ve felt very happy here”.
李欣同学说：“这个项目极大地激发了我们画壁画的兴趣，我们在这里感到很开心”。