The artist talks about how in his day conversation was more lively and people weren't looking at their phones all the time.

The artist talks about how art progresses and how that progression has to move slowly.

The painter describes how he would travel all over his city in his teenage years to observe all the different oil painters he could see.

The artist describes how he first began painting oil paintings. He copied the paintings on on poker chips confiscated during the cultural revolution.

The artist tells about the intricacies of his very dull painting process. Some people say they want to come watch him painting, but he advises against it. The magic is in the tedium.

The artist begins by explaining his daily process of painting.

An older artist explains how there were no artist studios back in his day.

The stories of the people are national treasures.

After the establishment of New China in 1949, many graduates of the Southwestern Associated University studied abroad but then returned to support their home country.

On May 4, 1938, the Southwest Associated University officially opened. It was a truly historic moment.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War between China and Japan in 1937, three of China's universities merged to form the National Southwestern Associated University.

Every person’s life was changed in July of 1937.

Why is it that some elderly folk have "hearts of innocence."

The new normal in Wuhan will return to normal very soon.

Medical workers come to the Yangtze River Bridge to take in the sights after a long day's work.

Like the people of Wuhan, the Yellow Crane Tower has withstood the greatest challenges time has delivered.

An outside meal was hard to find during the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.

Our host will remember this exceptional meal forever, and not because of the food.

The winter has passed and Jianghan Road is showing signs of returning to business, but many simple services, like takeout delivery, are not yet operational.

Jianghan Pass, once a very popular spot for wedding photos, is now deserted.

The city of Wuhan slowly awakens from the epidemic standstill.

Living in the political instability of the Wei, Jin, North-South dynasties was in itself an experience of great suffering. How did people like Xiaoming survive? The Buddhist ideas of submission and acceptance may have played a part.

Submission and acceptance of the world is something to respect. There is a phrase in Lao Tzu's "Dao De Jing", "the sage is ruthless, to them ten thousand things are but straw dogs". This phrase doesn't necessarily denounce sages or monks but rather reveres them for their ability to accept things as they are, which in it own right is a remarkable ability.