Tuesday,+November+26

Understanding Taoism and Art
**Read and illustrate the following poem: (Do not worry about being an accomplished artist. Do the best you can.)**

**Snow on the River** Over thousands of mountains, no bird flies Over thousands of paths there is no trail of footprints. On a lonely boat sits an old man with bamboo hat and cape, Fishing silently in the snowy river. Liu Tsung-yuan (773-819)


 * Now look at the following Chinese landscape painting. Look at the full-size and alternate views. Can you find the humans there? [|http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/eac/ho_1989.363.129.htm#]

What does this painting suggest about the relationship between humans and nature?

How do the paintings reflect Taoist attitudes?

How do you think Chinese artists may have illustrated the poem?

How would you have illustrated the poem differently with Daoism in mind?

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