1year VIII Drawing

This work is part of the project "Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain." "Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain" is a folk story used to lull children to sleep. The story goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a mountain. On the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple, there was an old monk telling a story to a young monk. What was the story about? It was about a mountain… This story's structure is that a small story unfolds from a larger story. This is similar to the snail shell in this project. The snail is small, but it has a complete and well-functioning system, just like an individual person, city, country, and universe. The snail shell is the most fragile yet the strongest part of the snail, much like human wisdom and culture. This particular piece is part of a series of paintings from this project, totaling 24 pieces. The number 24 corresponds to the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar, each associated with specific agricultural steps. There is a time for sowing, a time for growing, and a time for harvesting. From the first solar term to the last, it spans an entire year. After this, a new year is born, much like a human's life cycle…