that man was chen yudong, a painter who works mainly in beijing.e creates modern art using traditional chinese motivefmoti colors. the ching dynasty had its own architectural style. he turned the old building which has been abandoned by the villagers into an art studio. when he held an exhibit in the revive ed building, people were stunned. the old home and new art work blended together beautifully. this prompted more people to come live in the village. sculptor xu rented an old elementary school building and turned it into his home and art studio. xu, who also makes statues for museums and stores decorated parts of the garden with statues of village women working. an environment so remote and solitary is an ideal setting for artists. ink painter li. he rented a meeting space that included a cave house. soon other artists came to live in the village transforming neglected buildings into art work. the artists became the first new residents of these homes in decades and had a major impact on the locals. every one began to look at hair hometown in a n