How good is a realistic Chinese landscape from a millennium ago?

For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-24/How-good-is-a-realistic-Chinese-landscape-from-a-millennium-ago--1pNbMhstOZW/p.html Fan Kuan was one of the most famous painters of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) with a style that greatly influenced later landscape painters. His Travelers Among Mountains and Streams uses panoramic composition to depict towering and majestic mountains with a vertical waterfall and floating clouds. It was once a sensation during an exhibition in the United States in 1961. Chinese painting master Xu Beihong praised this painting as "a masterpiece admired by millions of people." So, what kind of visual effects and artistic conception did the artist create that can get such a high evaluation? Liu Yong, a famous author and painter, provides his insights.#TheSongPainted #ArtCritics Click on the link below to find more about the virtual exhibition: https://www.cgtn.com/the-song-painted-nature-english Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv