Another folk artist, Cao Dianxiang, drew a large multi-color rooster that filled up the entire paper, vigorous-looking and in bright colors. I asked her why she drew only one big rooster. She said that to be big was to be strong and powerful. I asked why she drew such a big
crest. "Big rooster always has a big crest." "What about the tail, and such strong legs?" "Big rooster has huge tail, and strong, hairy legs! It crows too." The generosity and the vigor shown in their art works are representative of Chinese national spirit and the emotional and
psychological qualities of the Chinese community. It would be hard to find pessimistic, sentimental art works full of self-absorbency and self-admiration which are common occurrence among the works by professional artists.
