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In his work Red Flowers, the painter recorded his day at the Slender West Lake.

In the section of works done in the Studio of Lu Xiaguang, about 30 artists who worked in the studio donated by Lu Xiaguang in 1984 to the China Artists Association present their works.

Speaking about the links between Chinese artists and France, Ding Ning, deputy director of the art school at Peking University, says that since the beginning of the 20th century, artists from China have gone to France to study art, and this produced lots of modern art masters, including Lin Fengmian (1900-91) and Xu Beihong (1895-1953) who is known for his paintings of horses.

The tradition of going to France to study art spans more than 100 years, he says.

Speaking about his experience with the Lu studio, he says: "I could feel the excitement of the Chinese artists when I visited the studio donated by Lu in 1993."