Yuuenchi (Chiayi Park)

^{A big tree stands in the center of the picture, as if supporting the whole world, with its tentacle-like branches stretching out towards the pond. Underneath the tree, the sacred bridge and lanterns in vermilion chant a mysterious incantation. The swans, ducks and cranes in the pond are also swimming together in this surreal place.}

^{In the painting, we seem to see various cultural elements from the West and the East coexisting and flourishing under the flamboyant tree. Such a scene is perhaps the ideal world in the painter’s mind!}

by Emery Chen