This painting, the Tale of the Peach Blossom Land, shows a fisherman finding a hidden valley community of war refugees. (Note the boy on the bull in the background.)
YiHeYuan Summer Palace, near Beijing, December 2017
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YanShou figurines on roof of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.
At Yiheyuan, near Beijing; December 2017
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This is a painting on a beam on the Long Corridor near the Pavilion with the two 'Battles" paintings. A boy on a bull appears in many Chinese paintings. It is an image with roots in Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
Summer Palace, near Beijing, December 2017
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Painted flowers on a beam of the Long Corridor at the Summer Palace, near Beijing, December 2017.
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A closer look at the painting in the photo on the right.
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