Oceans in motion

Terrifying waves lash the shore and the roar makes you shudder through the canvass.

Zhou Zhihui, a renowned Chinese traditional painter, is exhibiting his past 30 years' work, devoted to the power of the ocean.

Under Zhou's brush, it is vivid and dramatic - every wave has its own unique appearance.

In Terrifying Waves Beating the Shore, soaring waves turn up in the black sea level by level, revealing that wind and rain are on their way. It looks like the whole shore is embraced by the tide.

In White Waves Dashing to the Sky, silver waves boil in the vast sea as white seagulls fly in the blue sky overhead.

The decades of devotion have made Zhou, 51, a unique ocean painter. He was born by Dongting Lake in Hunan province, whose beautiful scenery and South China culture have combined to endow him with a rare talent.

Zhou joined the navy at 18 and his extensive travels helped him appreciate its splendid power.

In the past 40 years, he has been inspired both by traveling through all the world's great oceans and by visiting about 3,600 islands.

9 am-4 pm, today. The Exhibition is on the show in The Cultural Palace of Nationalities. 6602-4433

民族文化宫展览馆, 西城区复内大街49号