In an art studio in Wuhan, Hubei province, a delivery worker busily packed 1,500 original Chinese ink drawings and works. He hadn't left his studio for two weeks.
But these works represented only a part of Rong's large project to say thanks to the medical workers who helped Wuhan defeat COVID-19. They are the most recent batch of art in a project, which he will spend three years completing
He sent them around the country to thank the medical workers.
Rong draws cows and mice with the Chinese characters "shi shu bu yi" (meaning not easy) and "niu zhuan qian kun" (meaning to bring about big changes). "I want to express my thanks to the medical workers who helped Wuhan last year," Rong said. "Wuhan could not have recovered so soon without their sacrifice and hard work."
The artworks include beautiful postcards, notebooks and stamps. Some of Rong's works were donated to the National Museum, local museums and art centers to add to their collections.
To show support for Rong, a large delivery company, BEST, contacted him to say they were willing to deliver the works free of charge.
"" said Wu Guojie, manager of BEST's Hubei branch.
A. Since Spring Festival last year, he has produced more than 8,500 drawings.
B. They were all produced by Rong Zhengmao, a national senior artist.
C. We hope to use this chance to express our thanks along with Mr. Rong,
D. Around 7,000 pieces were sent last year at a cost of about 30,000 yuan.
E. Many of them came from faraway places, including Xinjiang and Heilongjiang
