Exhibition view. (Photo by Tang Yan)

On April 15th, the 8th National Shelf Comic Book Exhibition was held in Ningbo Bang Museum.

"Shelf Comic Book Exhibition" is an academic brand exhibition sponsored by the China Artists Association, which has been deeply engaged in theme creation in the course of more than ten years of development.

This year's exhibition will be displayed according to the invited works and the participating works, covering ink painting, oil painting, printmaking, watercolor, mixed media and other painting genres, and will last until May 25. The works on display are realistic paintings with figures as the main body, depicting the stories of advanced individuals and collectives that have emerged on all fronts across the country since the reform and opening up: there are craftsmen and ordinary heroes in the country, there are both Chinese speed and the warmth of the family and country, there are both the benevolence of doctors and steel warriors, there are scientists who overcome difficulties, and there are educators who build dreams in the countryside.