I often sent pictures of the hills of Guilin which I painted to friends back home, but few believed what they saw.
—Fan Chengda (Chinese Song Dynasty scholar)
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
          
          
        
      
        
        
      
    
    I often sent pictures of the hills of Guilin which I painted to friends back home, but few believed what they saw.
—Fan Chengda (Chinese Song Dynasty scholar)