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“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary,” said Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Wu Liren has been maintaining such a “diary” of the Grand Canal【小题1】1978.

The 65-year-old painter from Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, has been using ink and brush for more than 40 years【小题2】(record)the beauty of the arterial(干线的)waterway, the hospitality of local residents and the richness of culture【小题3】flows all the way.

Wu says memories and emotions run deep in his paintings, and these are far【小题4】 (important) than any technical perfection. “My art has always been about the Grand Canal. Sometimes I paint what I【小题5】 (see)in the past and sometimes I reproduce what I heard about people who lived by the canal,” he says.

Wu believes the Grand Canal is often compared with the West Lake, one of the most famous scenic【小题6】 (attraction)in Hangzhou. “The West Lake is seen as a beautiful treasure that needs to be cared for. But the Grand Canal is like our mother, who has watched us grow up, earn a living along her busy banks, leave her in search of a better future【小题7】return to her embrace later on,” he says.

Recently, Wu completed a 100-meter-long scroll(卷轴)painting of the canal’s Tangxi-Xixing stretch in Hangzhou. “I have actually painted the entire Grand Canal in Hangzhou, 【小题8】 (borrow) historical anecdotes from every dynasty,” Wu【小题9】 (proud)says. “The story of the canal needs to be told and the culture it represents must【小题10】 (pass)down.”