Yangtze inspires with its power

River continues to fascinate as exhibition proves, report Lin Qi and Liu Kun in Wuhan.

"Roars the Yangtze River, sweeping everything eastward; the currents surge, in an unremitting way just like the emergence and disappearance of these luminous figures in history," chanted Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) scholar Yang Shen in one of his most famous poems, while journeying through Luzhou, Sichuan province, captivated by the river scene.

When facing this majestic spectacle, the longest river in the country, people would not spare any creativity or imagination in hailing its beautiful grandeur.

Just like Yang paid tribute to the river with verses, great Tang Dynasty (618-907) painter Wu Daozi once traveled along the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze, for months and reenacted the enthralling views in a panoramic landscape to impress Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang era, who sponsored the trip.