Oil paintings, prints, porcelain paintings, watercolor... Art has many different forms. For Lian Yang, 【小题1】 real name is Wu Yang, a young painter from Sichuan province, her expression of oriental beauty stands out as unique. She 【小题2】（devote） herself to bringing mineral pigment painting（岩彩画）back to the attention of young people in China since 2018, five years after graduation from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.

Mineral pigment painting dates back 【小题3】 over thousands of years ago, originating as the Qiuci murals（龟兹壁画） in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the Dunhuang murals in Gansu province. 【小题4】（inspire） by this, Lian Yang created many 【小题5】（artwork） about Bodhisattva, Buddhist scripture and Chinese culture, with lively and unique strokes. Her works gained 【小题6】（popular）quickly, being collected by institutions and individuals globally.

To inject new vitality into traditional art, Yang also 【小题7】（deliberate） made the females look more like modern youngsters. 【小题8】（wear） hanfu, they display both the unique look of ancient murals as well as modern aesthetics.

The video of Lian Yang’s painting process went viral on 【小题9】 Internet, gaining over 24 million views. “A young person learning art is free from any constraints. They want to create things they like. This way, art comes from life and out of a box,” said Lian Yang. “We want to encourage more people 【小题10】（create） and collect mineral pigment paintings.”

Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet (1840-1926) in 1873 is currently exhibited in the Musée Marmottan in Paris. The masterpiece 【小题1】 (give) birth to a movement in the world of art—the Impressionist Movement. 【小题2】 well-known painting illustrates a view of the port of Le Havre in north-western France. The subject matter and specific painting techniques seek 【小题3】 (describe) the feelings caused by a scene rather than 【小题4】 (simple) showing the details of a landscape. This act of expressing an individual’s sensing of nature was a key characteristic and goal of Impressionist art, and is a common topic 【小题5】 (find) in Monet’s paintings. The short and thick brushstrokes visible in the water create a sense of rhythm 【小题6】 reflects the feeling produced by the flow of the sea.

The masterpiece’s imagery presents a focus 【小题7】 the calm feeling of a foggy seaside scene. Slightly below the center of the painting, a small rowboat with two unclear figures floats in the bay. The early morning sun is pictured 【小题8】 (rise) over the foggy harbor with ships and other 【小题9】 (variety) boats at port. The shadows of the boats and figures and the reflection of the sun’s rays can be seen on the water’s surface. The smoke of the factories, ships, and machines 【小题10】 (mix) with the early rays of the sun to create a sort of beauty that is “both surprising and charming”.