During the Song Dynasty, Chinese landscape painting underwent significant advancements, with artists vividly portraying peaks, mountains, streams and river valleys. These landscapes often captured the artists’ emotions and thoughts, reflecting a deep connection with nature.

Building on this rich artistic legacy, “The Song, Painted,” a multimedia immersive and interactive virtual exhibition launched by CGTN Art Series, has rolled out its second season, “The Song, Painted – Nature.” CGTN Art Series is a multimedia project launched by China Media Group in 2022. The second season showcases the exquisite landscapes and flower-and-bird paintings of the Song Dynasty, representing the pinnacle of artistic expression in ancient Chinese painting. It aims to bring these masterpieces to a global audience, offering a unique window into the deep artistry of the Song Dynasty.

The website hosting the digital exhibition has curated six major categories: Nature, Fantasy, Joy, Flowers, Birds and Spirituality. Each category, distinct in design and narrative, showcases masterpieces such as “Travelers among Mountains and Streams” by Chinese landscape painter Fan Kuan and “Early Spring” by Guo Xi, a royal painter of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Other paintings include “Four Seasons,” “Misty River and Layered Peaks,” “Auspicious Cranes,” “Double Magpies,” “Red and White Cotton Rosemallow” and “Flowers and Insects.” These celebrated Song Dynasty works, encompassing landscapes, flowers, and birds, are presented with vivid detail, allowing their artistic aesthetics and cultural significance to be fully appreciated and understood.