Nine Bends, Wuyishan

This painting is based on a poem by Zhu Xi, which also depicts the landscape of Wuyishan. The Wuyishan was a meaningful place where Zhu Xi stayed to focus on his philosophical works. In this painting, the landscape of Wuyishan is compressed into a single screen. It starts with the first bend on the bottom right and ends with the ninth bend on the top left. Furthermore, Zhu Xi's poem is written around the painting. The fact that this painting is compressed into one screen, unlike other paintings of the Nine Bends of Wuyishan, is a key feature of this piece.