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Ancient Chinese painting masterpiece recreated at Asian Games venue
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A masterpiece of ancient Chinese ink painting has been recreated at a venue for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games and Hangzhou Asian Para Games.

"The Remaining Mountain," part of the famous Chinese ink painting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains," is seen on display at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. /CMG

"The Remaining Mountain," part of the famous Chinese ink painting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains," is seen on display at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. /CMG

Using more than 34,000 aluminum alloy grilles, the curtain wall of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, showcases the majesty of the image of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains," one of the greatest works by renowned Chinese painter Huang Gongwang (1269–1354).

Famous Chinese painting
Famous Chinese painting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is recreated using more than 34,000 aluminum alloy grilles on the curtain wall of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. /CMG

Famous Chinese painting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is recreated using more than 34,000 aluminum alloy grilles on the curtain wall of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. /CMG

The famous painting depicts the scenery of the Fuchun Mountains along the Fuchun River in Fuyang, Hangzhou, where the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center is located.

By presetting specific rotational axis angles for each of the grilles and using technology such as digital simulation and module control, the designer uses different projection areas to outline the images of undulant mountains, which vary throughout the day due to the different angles of sunlight hitting it. The facade of the building is illuminated after dusk to show the images of the mountains.

The image of
The image of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" on the curtain wall of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province varies throughout the day due to the different angles of sunlight hitting it. The facade of the building is illuminated after dusk to show the images of the mountains. /CMG

The image of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" on the curtain wall of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province varies throughout the day due to the different angles of sunlight hitting it. The facade of the building is illuminated after dusk to show the images of the mountains. /CMG

The roof design of the sports center was also inspired by the outline of the mountains in the painting.

The roof design of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was inspired by the outline of the mountains in
The roof design of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was inspired by the outline of the mountains in "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains." /CMG

The roof design of the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was inspired by the outline of the mountains in "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains." /CMG

The Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center will host competitions for the shooting, archery and modern pentathlon events during the Asian Games, as well as the shooting and archery competitions for the Asian Para Games.

Completed in around 1350, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" was ordered to be burned by collector Wu Hongyu on his deathbed 300 years later. It was saved by a nephew of Wu, but the painting had been separated into two pieces by the fire.

The smaller piece, namely "The Remaining Mountain," is currently held in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, while the larger piece known as "The Master Wuyong Scroll," is conserved in Taipei's Palace Museum.

A digital version of the complete
A digital version of the complete "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains." /CMG

A digital version of the complete "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains." /CMG

"The Remaining Mountain" is currently on display in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum and is open to the public until September 29.

Visitors can also view the complete version of the painting recreated using digital technology.

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