Our Hostess shows that Zheng Biaoyan, although toughened by years of working as an official, was still that innocent young man with a strong sense of justice underneath. He came to reveal his true nature through his artwork.

Our hostess gives us an analysis of Zheng Banqiao's paintings. Bamboo come to represent Zheng Banqiao as a man of virtue.

After Zheng Banqiao's big revelation, his days are numbered. He can't continue living in the Qing dynasty era of corruption and he eventually dies of sickness.

We analyze Zheng Banqiao's final painting. It's a depiction of bamboo being blown in the wind. It becomes a symbol of resistance against an unjust tide.

Our host introduces "500 strokes" the work of a Beijing artist. This piece incorporates 500 different single calligraphy brush strokes, each with it's own inspiration.

The artist explains his works. He describes how all of the paintings he does are really just free form and they come from the heart.

The artist based on the fact that young Japanese people who participated in his art project didn't take up most of the page when they were drawing, makes broad assumptions about Japanese society.

The host puts the artists work in perspective and the artist tells us that we can never really understand ourselves until we project ourselves outwardly.

Our host can't wait to try painting and she goes about choosing her ink. The artist describes the process that needs to be unlearned in order for us to let out what's truly in our hearts. We should disregard our training and just paint.

After the host finishes her painting the artist interprets in in relation to her life. He tells her that her life will move in one particular direction but She will have some difficulty right in the middle. In this way his work becomes a type of fortune telling.

The artist explains more of his life philosophy and our inherent contradictions.

In the end our host gives us the message that we should try our best to change the things we can and not over think the things we can't change about ourselves.

The artist describes how he draws inspiration from Chinese mythology, but he has his own flavor and interpretations.

The artist explains some of the mythology that goes into his work

The artist explains some more myths that directly tie into his work.

The artist talks about video games and the host talks about a video game.

The artist talks about how in the future the things that we see as science they will see as legends.

The artist describes how legends and myths are the blueprints for our future development.

The artist shows that in our myths it is preordained that our advancements are all in service of returning to our mythological paradise.

Time for some food!

Time for portraits!

Shiyin gives a tour of where she's staying.

Shiyin introduces a pair of contact lenses she finds work well for Hanfu styling.