Sichuan - China - Chengdu - Chongqing - March 2013 - Page 5 - 359

And indeed they were. This guy whos name I forget, painted in many different styles for 70 years. Travelling around China to make large copies of cave paintings, temples etc. He never made a cent off his work despite many offers from westerners, at least thats how the story goes.
This particular painting is a good 10 metres across.

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Date: 06 April 2013 Time: 14:05:58