Red Lantern folk art was launched in 1997. Red Lantern Folk Art's mission is to represent the Chinese folk artists and make peasant painting this one of Chinese traditional art forms more popular.

Red Lantern Folk Art is incorporated in Beijing, China. Most of the artists who we are representing now are from Tianjin, where is 100 kilometers east of Beijing on the Bohai Bay. The artists of this traditional art forms whom have received no formal art training. Their inspiration is the countryside that surrounds them, their paintings are a reflection of their lives. Everyday events, and festivals, traditional Chinese cultures all inspire this colorful art form.

Red Lantern Folk Art has a wide line of products that encompass this art form.

>> From the owner

I fall in love with Tianjin peasant paintings at first sight. I started collecting these pieces of art. After studying the paintings, I discovered that these richly detailed and colorful paintings were not only very beautiful, but each one of them told a fascinating and unique story.

In the spring of 1995, I set off from Beijing to Tianjin to conduct my first interviews with the artists. I was very excited, as I had not yet met any of the artists, so I could only guess from their works what they would be like.

When I met them I was fascinated by their life experiences. They spoke naturally and frankly about themselves. They were all proud of their country origins and they were all very proud of their paintings. They felt gratitude for the public acceptance their work had received, especially for the interest among foreign collectors.

Now, I have developed very good relationship with the artists, and really enjoy work together with them for new ideas of paintings and products.

I am from China. Now living in Beijing with my two darling daughters, each of them is as unique, colorful and busy as a painting.