Wang Ximeng (1096–1119) was a Chinese

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 painter during the Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

. A prodigy

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, Wang was one of the most renowned court painters of the Northern Song period, and was taught personally by Emperor Huizong of Song himself. He died at a young age at 23.

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains

Wang's only existing work is an 11.9 meters (39 ft) long scroll titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" (千里江山). The painting, finished by Wang when he was only 18 in 1113, was one of the largest in Chinese history, and has been described as one of the greatest works of Chinese art. The painting is in the permanent collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing

Beijing

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