Sharing, 1955 ~ 1965
Rhythmic Vitality and Animation (II)
China’s long 5000-year cultural history has never fully been appreciated by the world. Yet many beautiful and distinctively Chinese elements, including folk crafts, local opera traditions, articles of daily life, Confucian thought, and the concept of Qi, are being increasingly embraced by other lands.

And while photography was a Western invention, China’s Long Chin-san employed it to give perfect expression to the Chinese concept of Qi, or “vital force.”

Qi is what makes Chinese art distinct from art of the West. Put simply, Qi is the source of life. It does not reside on the levels of emotive coloring or spatial construction, but is something subtle within nature itself, overflowing with life and ever-present.