Summer Mountains (detail)

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How is nature depicted in Chinese landscape painting?

Beginning in the right foreground, a fishing village, with boats moored for the night and tiny, lightly clothed figures relaxing after a long day's work, sets the tone for this narrative landscape. As geese fly in formation toward the distant hills, two small figures make their way to a partially hidden temple complex. The trees are in full leaf and evening mists can be seen rising above the water.

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