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The Art History and the City Episode 4: The Yangzhou Series — Shitao, The Beginning of Modern

The beginning of modern Chinese painting—what sparked it? Let’s start with Shitao, and with that, also explore why the city of Yangzhou rose to prominence. In the previous episode, we were in Suzhou, where we said that the times were calling for a new kind of art—and that this new art would emerge in Yangzhou. In this episode, we turn our focus to the artist Shitao. Cities in Art History is a journey led by curiosity and intuition. We don’t aim to exhaust the entire art history of Suzhou before moving on to the next city. Instead, we let the art guide us—wherever the story leads, that’s where we go. One episode might leap across great distances; another might return to a familiar city after only a few stops. There’s no single timeline either—we can start from any moment in history and follow the thread wherever it leads, whether soaring to the heavens or plunging to the underworld. Sometimes, several episodes may dwell on the same era; other times, a single episode might span a thousand years. So let’s begin—with a river in Yangzhou. And from there, we’ll discover art, discover Shitao, and discover the rise of a city.