This calligraphy by the Hong Kong artist Wucius Wong presents the poem Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple, composed by Su Shi (1037-1101) in 1084 when he visited the famous Mount Lu in Jiangxi province:
橫看成嶺則成峰 遠近高低各不同 不識廬山真面目 祇緣身在此山中
From the side, a whole range; from the end, a single peak; Far, near, high, low, no two parts alike. Why can’t I tell the true shape of Lu-shan? Because I myself am in the mountain.
(Translation by Burton Watson)
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