Artists showcase Grand Canal-inspired works in Beijing

Fu Lu, an illustrator with a keen interest in Chinese mythology, described visiting the Luoyang Museum and the Suitang Grand Canal Museum as akin to travelling back in time, enabling her to see how the canal's excavation gave rise to the prosperity of Luoyang in the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907).

The Luoyang trip inspired Fu to produce the Dreaming Back to Mountain and Seaseries, which captured the impression of the Grand Canal and the ancient capital.