cover news reporter Wang Hui Photo courtesy of the publisher
There is a famous "bug lover" Zhu Yingchun in Nanjing, a fun and interesting person!
Every day, he spends time observing bugs, writing books for bugs, taking photos of bugs, asking bugs to draw and write, and making exhibitions for bugs. He has published many books with bugs as the protagonists: "Ant Chat" and " Snail Slow". "Tuntun " " next to worms "...are deeply loved by readers at home and abroad, and several of them have been rated as "the most beautiful books in the world".
This summer, the new work "Insect Room" by Zhu Yingchun, a "bug lover", was released. He has brought readers many surprising stories about people and bugs, and bugs and bugs that are beyond imagination.
"You don't have to go up the mountain or go into the river. Just squat down and wait for a while, and the bugs will come. Bugs are equal, and each bug has a unique story and wonder. Forget about the 'human world' for the moment and come to the bug room: this The world is beyond our imagination.”
Zhu Yingchun lives in Nanjing Normal University campus, and has a studio renovated from a bungalow - Suiyuan Bookstore. The garden has a rich variety of plants, no pesticides are sprayed, and flowers and trees grow freely here, so it is also a paradise for bugs inside and outside the studio. Every year after the Waking of Insects, insects come here to make their home. They perform a thrilling "insect drama" in an inconspicuous corner.
Zhu Yingchun observes insects mainly by watching, supplemented by taking photos. He often forgets to use the camera because he is so absorbed in watching. In this way, he used concise words to describe and supplement the situations that he had no time to take pictures of. The 33 texts included in the new book "Among the Insects" are as detailed and vivid as a microscope, coming from his daily observations and thoughts on insect observation recorded between 2015 and 2021.
In the book, the author uses a short and simple style to objectively and calmly describe the life of insects in accordance with nature. Although there are few comments or emotions, when read carefully, the words are full of warm and tender concern and love for life. Love and respect. These small stories open up a rich and interesting world for us that ordinary people cannot see, showing the beauty and philosophy contained in nature and life.
Sitting on the back of mother snail and crossing the river (creative insect hand-drawing)
Curator Lin Shuchuan commented on Zhu Yingchun: "When we look at his creations, we first need to change the perspective of viewing. We need to become a bug. Become a bird, become a ship, become words with emotions, or become the one that can write poetry."
The author personally designed the cover of "Insect Room", which he took when he was observing insects. Photos, creative hand-drawings of bugs used as illustrations, etc., all show his unique perspective and skillful ability to "break away from the human identity and transform into a bug". The book
uses more than 100 close-ups of on-site insect observation photos and more than 20 creative hand-painted exclusive perspectives to directly and clearly present us with a fresh and unique way of viewing. It can be said that the process of observing bugs is also learning how to observe everything around you, and how to gain a different perspective with an equal heart.
"Insect Room" is an exclusive book specially created for children. It consists of observation diaries, on-site photos, creative hand-drawings and insect classes. The presentation forms are rich and diverse, with pictures and texts, which are easy for children to appreciate and understand. At the same time, it can also inspire children to see the world from an artistic perspective and cultivate their observation and aesthetic abilities. The book
specially adds 4 large-scale interactive coloring pages drawn by the author himself, with the theme of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and delicately depicts the life of insects in the four seasons. Coloring is not only an endlessly fun game, but it can also increase children's creative interests and guide them to boldly create their own "nature notes".
is naturally a big book that covers everything. You can find everything you need here! The world of bugs is the most vivid part of nature.
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