Source: CCTV.com
02-17-2009 08:41
For many Chinese, pine trees and cypresses are symbols of strength and endurance. The evergreen plants are also a great inspiration for artists, including Beijing native Yang Yong'an. Now he is displaying his interpretation of the spirit of pines and cypresses to China's National Museum of Fine Arts.
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| For many Chinese, pine trees and cypresses are symbols of strength and endurance. |
From the cliff of Huangshan Mountain to Nyingchi in the Tibetan plateau, no matter where their seeds fall, pines grow strongly, as if to reach the sky. That's why artist Yang Yong'an has such a passion for the evergreen tree.
Artist Yang Yong'an said, "Over the decades, I have traveled to about 30 countries and regions around the world to follow the trace of pine trees and paint them. I am deeply moved by their strong vital force."
Yang Yong'an was born in 1949, the same year that the new China was founded. But Yang was not born to be an artist. He is a former head of Dongsheng village in northwestern Beijing.
The former farm area is now Zhongguancun -- the center of the IT industry in Beijing and an area of universities and colleges.
