The mountains are colorless from a distance, and the water is silent when up close. This is a poem from "Painting" by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Through text description, a static painting is turned into a beautiful landscape scroll. Wang Wei was born in Puzhou, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi). He was born in the Wang family in Hedong and his ancestral home was Qixian County, Shanxi. He was a famous poet and painter in the Tang Dynasty.