gouache on paper, depicting a whimsical scene of white and orange ducks walking beneath a sweeping green willow tree against a deep black background ... 1980 Dimensions: 28.25"L x 22.25"H Country of ...

The willow twig is a part of the willow tree, and in Chinese, the character for the willow tree is a homophone of the character liu, which means asking a person to stay when bidding farewell.

Locals and tourists from elsewhere pass the tree without a second glance ... They also explain why many educated Chinese have heard of punting. Xu's willow is just one stop on an emerging grand ...

[Photo/Xinhua] In a village 30 km from the county seat of Haiyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a willow tree with a V-shaped trunk stands on a hill as witness to a devastating ...

This popular design depicting a classic Chinese landscape included a weeping willow, pagodas and a fruit tree was based on a Chinese willow story. The aim of using this design was to promote ...