A total of 400 print works of Chinese farmers, or pictures printed from an engraved or etched plate, will be exhibited early July in Toulouze, France, a local official said Sunday.

It is part of the ongoing "Chinese Culture Year in France", said Gui Huanyong, director of the Farmers Print Academy of Qijiang County, Chongqing Municipality in southwest China.

Gui has been busy these days in preparing the print works. Print art by farmers in the county started to bloom in the 1980s, reflecting mainly life of local villagers with unique ruralism.

Since 1984, print works from Qijiang farmers have been sent for exhibitions in major Chinese cities and in more than 10 countries including Britain, Canada, Japan, Italy and the United States.

The county was honored as home for modern Chinese folk painting by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.