Introduction

Entrance Gate to Naling Village
Taishan, Guangdong, China
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Naling, the native village of artist Ngan Siu-Mui, organized a warm welcome upon the visit of the renowned artist
[See below ].
Ngan Siiu-Mui and thirteen of her students, many from western origin, were currently exhibiting their work in Taishan Museum.
Artist Ngan Siu-Mui was commissioned by the Naling Village to create the calligraphy couplets that are appearing inside and outside of the archway at the entrance of the village.
[See below]
Naling Village Gate

Guangdong Province, China
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Gate at the Entrance of Naling Village
This is the entrance gate to Naling Village. We can see the calligraphy couplet created by artist Ngan Siu-Mui. The couplet describes the particularities of the village in relation to the nature surrounding it.

Guangdong Province, China
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Gate Head
The name of the village in center is surrounded by landscapes of mountains and rivers related to the village.

Entrance Gate
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Entrance Gate
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Gate Entrance Couplet
The right part of the couplet:
― "The Rivers of Naling Village Are from Far Away Sources; Richness and Prosperity" ―
The left part of the couplet:
― "The Mountains of Naling Village Overlap Strikinly; Abundance and Good Life" ―
More about this couplet ⮚ [here]

Guangdong Province, China
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Gate from Inside Naling Village
This is the gate from inside Naling Village. We can see the calligraphy couplet created by artist Ngan Siu-Mui. The couplet describes the particularities of the village in relation to the nature surrounding it.

Inside the Gate
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Inside the Gate
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Couplet Inside the Gate of Naling Village
The right part of the couplet:
― "The Rivers of Naling Village Flow from Qufu City; Yan Hui's Precepts Flowed for Thousand Years" ―
The left part of the couplet:
― "The Mountains of Naling Village Emerged from Nanxiong City; Yan Zhenqing s Calligraphy Lasted Thousand Years" ―
More about the couplets ⮚ Here