When I was touched by the quality and atmosphere of the folk houses and tried to express them in different ways, all of my painting techniques seemed to be powerless.

• 当时我被民居的气质与氛围所感动，想用不同的方法去表现它，结果发现我使用得十分熟练的一般绘画技巧在它面前都显得苍白无力。