Finding cultural resonance with printmaking
SE Asian artists showcase their works in new exhibition, highlighting their link with Chinese traditions, Lin Qi reports.
China Daily | Updated: 2026-06-26 17:45
Shanhaijing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas), a pre-Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) foundational text of Chinese mythology, catalogs several mythological creatures that combine the bodies of birds and fish — some considered positive symbols and others bad omens. For example, the wenyao fish is a celestial beast with a carp’s body and avian wings, and the text records that it flies at night and its appearance heralds a bumper harvest.
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