​节序冬至，阳始阴极，乾元德振，天道尽兴。岁阑珊而将尽，日行远道；冬凛落而欲平，周至四极。时过于期，否终则泰。吾逸兴书“合”诗文，胸无块垒，腹容乾坤，襟怀付之墨笔矣！借几尺寒云，赋离火之玄律，撰圣贤辞赋，文似含其娠灵。使然乾坤，相生有序，跃然于纸。预个展始于冬月应启石秋拍，建宁兄相邀与妻同往，过长安街，经国博，感罡气冲天，雄也！故萌生国博“文脉共生”展也。

初始以画作架构东方美学之叙事，并以书赋同频共演，且续中华文脉。发于疫情之次年冬月，先以东坡其诗词赋入画，后有夫子问道洛邑之《论道》。而后又应世界船王曹慰德君邀姑苏水中天论道，兴起而畅饮，醉之复醒，记忆断片，恐失态悔之！翌日饔餐与雪林兄款言：一路向西、一路向东，之可五行之迹乎？吾渐醒返京。依次完成东坡系列，老子系列，夫子系列也。

今隅中享玄冬暖褐。煮雪烹茶，感寒凌敦蹇，受䂀和溪泓。冬至，一阳来复，云日相衡。乾坤相荡。离火觉醒，并无疫年之谀也，故亚岁贺也！

土圭测影，又至夏至；阴起阳渐弱，昼晷云极，聆蝉鸣而袭尘埃。吾作丹青七载，古云：逢七必变矣！故国博示之，亦启“化气去色，复归自然”之境。

至者，极也，万物因果，助力缘起康一集团李贵林兄，荐与陈栋梁博士，君与余之神通，释《定风波》曰：历苦难而慈悲！又鼎力助之国博。后遇石田净先生，观画叹：无界！愿作序章，广布天下矣！凡观吾画者，偶或喜泣、或悲伤，或宁静，谓之疗愈也！此展应众贵助之，神恩澄明，气韵始才，故而短歌辞赋，抒胸臆之情，共鉴之。

甲辰年庚午月丙辰日西山

2024年6月21日夏至

Epilogue

As the winter solstice approaches, when the bleak recoils, unfurls the warmth. By virtue of the primordial force, the law of nature manifests her booming power. This year dies out though, but brand-new days stretch on their long journey; the winter chill abating spans far and wide to the extreme. Time has passed beyond expectation, and misfortune goes extinct, fortune trots about. Upon the mood of leisure, I incorporate both poems and prose with a heart free of troubles and a mind embracing the universe, expressing my sentiments through ink and brush. On the pure-cloud-like paper, I composed odes to sages with passion and creativity in words imbued with spiritual essence. The universe unfolds orderly with all the creatures coexisting, a viable scenery looming with agility onto the paper. Also in this winter month, my solo exhibition was initiated. As Mr. Jian Ning invited my wife and me to attend the Autumn Action of Qishi, we drove along Chang'an Street, experiencing the grandeur of the National Museum and feeling its awe-inspiring energy. An idea was thus born, to hold an exhibition in the National Museum in the name of “Cultures Converge.”

Initially, I established the narrative frame of oriental aesthetics through painting, synchronizing them with odes and prose to pass on the cultural heritage of China. This began in the winter month following the year of the pandemic, starting with incorporating poems and prose of Su Dong-Po into my paintings and later with the symposium of Confucius and Old Master in the Metropolis Luo. Later, Mr. Cao Wei-De, the king of global shipping, invited me to exchange ideas at the Sangha Retreat in Suzhou City. We drank joyfully, though memories went fragmented and composure might have dissolved. The next day, during breakfast with Mr. Xue Lin, we proposed, “A sage to the west and a sage to the east, could they mark the trace of the five elements?” Sober up on the way back to Beijing, I followed the proposal and afterward completed the series of SU Dong-Po, Old Master, and Confucius.

This time, though in deep winter, I enjoyed the warm tea at home. Boil the snow to make a cup of tea -- feel the chilling coldness, on one hand, and, on the other, the stream-like warmth from sun mother. Winter solstice welcomed the return of light and the balance of clouds and sun, heaven and earth in harmony. The awakening of passion and creativity, no longer suffering from the pandemic, celebrated the coming new year!

The gnomon indicated that the summer solstice arrived; the coldness arose as the hotness withdrew. The length of the day reached its peak, as cicadas were chirping and the winds furled. I have been creating this painting style for seven years, and as the saying goes, “Change comes every seven years!” Hence, with the summarizing exhibition at the National Museum of China, I am entering a new realm of "removing color by evaporating it back to a status more natural."

Reaching the extreme is achieving the ultimate, and what has been achieved will be the reason for the things following. Mr. LI Gui-Lin of the Top Health Medical Group supported my endeavor by recommending Dr. CHEN Dong-Liang. Dr. CHEN understands my thoughts and also deems the theme of the famous prose, Calming the Waves, as enduring hardships still with benevolence. They have thus helped immensely with this exhibition at the National Museum of China. Later, I met Mr. Ishida, who appreciated my paintings as "boundless." So, he would like to compose the opening chapter to introduce my paintings worldwide. Viewers of my paintings might occasionally feel joy, sorrow, or peace, and experience some healing effect. Many honorable friends have bolstered this exhibition with divine grace crystal clear in spirit resonance. Here comes this humble verse to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you.

The Summer Solstice of June 21, 2024