This scroll was created by Ni Zan in 1372. The title describes a room so small that it can only fit the dweller’s knees – a recurring idea in Chinese poetry suggesting contentment with life within a humble abode Credit: National Palace Museum The house in the picture of Rong Xi Zhai by Chinese…
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Source of both peasant revolution and cultural continuity, the countryside has long held a place in Chinese mythology
