Before long, Ye Chen and the others arrived at the Prosperity Five-Star Hotel.
Huang Lin had booked its most luxurious banquet hall, Picturesque Rivers and Mountains.
The banquet hall's backdrop was a scroll of rivers and mountains painted by a master of traditional Chinese painting. With mountains as its central subject, it depicted the motherland's magnificent landscapes through traditional brushwork and ink.
Across the painting, mountain peaks rose and fell in endless succession, while vast rivers and misty waters stretched into the distance, creating a scene of boundless grandeur and majesty.
Among the mountains were towering cliffs and cascading waterfalls, winding paths leading into secluded depths, and scattered homes and pavilions. Green willows, red blossoms, ancient pines, and slender bamboo made for a beautiful scene.
Amid the landscapes stood rustic ferry crossings and fishing villages, waterside pavilions and towers, thatched cottages and humble dwellings, watermills and long bridges, all arranged according to the terrain and surroundings, complementing the mountains, rivers, and lakes.
The colors were even, clear, and elegant, with ochre interspersed amid the blues and greens, rich in variation and decorative appeal.
Its artistic conception was vast and majestic, its momentum grand and imposing, fully showcasing the delicate beauty and magnificent splendor of natural landscapes.
The composition made full use of the multipoint perspective characteristic of traditional handscrolls, roughly dividing the scenery into six sections, each centered on mountains.
The sections were connected either by long bridges or flowing water, making each stretch of landscape relatively independent yet interrelated, ingeniously forming a whole and achieving the artistic effect of changing scenery with every step.
The private room was decorated in an antique style, with carved rosewood tables and chairs that were both refined and full of charm.
Huang Lin warmly invited Ye Chen and Su Ningwei to sit at