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June 13 (Lunar calendar: April 26), 2023 Tuesday | Dawnxisoul393art

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  《 Seagulls in the Rain at the Charming “Sharp Island”》,  painted by dawnxisoul393 The Charming Sharp Island, Hong Kong : Today we went to "Sharp Island" in Sai Kung, New Territories to sketch and paint. The weather was not very good in those days, it rained a lot, and in covid-19 situation, if it was cloudy or raining, people were more depressed. On rainy days, we should have stayed home to escape the bad weather, but we still decided to go on a trip that day, not only because the trip had been planned for months, but also because we were influenced by the famous Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, who said, "If everything goes well on a trip, it's not a trip." Although we had prepared umbrellas and raincoats, we still got wet, but we had a good time. Sharp Island is one of the UNESCO World Geopark sites in Hong Kong. This long and thin island is not only a geological wonder formed 140 million years ago, but also a lush green nature. In one day, we not only enjoy...

March 31 (Lunar calendar: Leap February 10), 2023 Friday | Dawnxisoul393art

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   《 Big Buddha in the sunset》, painted by dawnxisoul393 The world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha (First part) -  Tian Tan Buddha & Po Lin Monastery in Hong Kong That morning, as planned, we and our daughter Dawnxi went on a pilgrimage and sketching and painting at the Po Lin Monastery in Ngong Ping. We took a bus from Mui Wo Centre straight to Ngong Ping. The bus stopped a few times for the first few kilometers out of the station to pick up a few scattered passengers and then drove all the way into the mountains. The windows were full of greenery and we were so happy to be close to nature that we were busy enjoying the scenery outside the windows. The mountain was getting steeper and steeper, the road was narrow and rugged, and many places are barely enough for two cars to meet. The bus coiled up the mountain, the driver sped along the narrow mountain road with ease. Soon saw the road was separated from half of the road in the repair, set up te...