With the continuous improvement of China's comprehensive national strength, Chinese culture has been more and more mentioned. With the continuous rise of the Chinese nation, the love and self-confidence of countless Chinese for their own culture have become more and more intense.
In the field of Chinese painting alone, many excellent artists have emerged. Today, the protagonist of our story is an artist who has made extraordinary achievements in the field of Chinese painting. He was once known as the "modern Zhang Daqian" of the heyday of art, and he is the protagonist of our story today, Yang Yan.

Contemporary Zhang Daqian
Yang Yan was born in 1958 to a herdsman family in Qinghai, Inner Mongolia. Although it has reached modern times, herders still maintain the custom of grazing. Yang Yan, a native of Qinghai, has been grazing with his father since childhood.
The herder's free life has fully cultivated his artistic cells. Other children either get together to play games while eating grass or lie on the back of an ox to sleep, but Yang Yan is different.
Every time he went, he liked to bring some white paper and then write and draw on the paper with a small pencil. Although Yang Yan was only a stinking person at that time, the paintings he painted were beyond the reach of many adults.
At first, his parents didn't care much about his talent. They just think that children are bored eating grass, and they want to find something to do, as long as they don't run around. They did not expect that Muwa at this time would become an artist who could rival Zhang Daqian in the future.

Although the talent is high, if you are not well educated, it is difficult to become a real talent. You must have heard the story of Shang. Yang Yan was truly enlightened, thanks to his uncle.
In the Spring Festival of 1964, Yang Yan's uncle came to his sister's house to visit the New Year, and happened to see his nephew's painting. Because he had been engaged in art work, his uncle saw Yang Yan's talent at a glance.
After consulting with her sister and brother-in-law, the family decided to let uncle Ma teach his little nephew to paint. Talented people tend to do things they like that are far beyond people's perceptions. Under the guidance of his uncle, Yang Yan, who is only 6 years old, has been able to complete some simple paintings.
As he learned more, his uncle could teach him less and less. In order to make the most of my nephew's talents, my uncle introduced him to a teacher. Yang Yan, who is wandering in art, is extremely happy at this moment. Every day of his life he was constantly pursuing and loving art.

In 1990, Yang Yan's painting "Boat in the Rain" was included in the Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Painting. For a time, his fame was small in the chinese painting industry. He was in his thirties.
According to the standards of ordinary people, 30 years old is middle age, but in the field of Chinese painting, 30 years old is just a fledgling teenager, so he is young and promising.
Wonderful fate
The teenager is not afraid of hardships, not afraid of bitterness, and puts all his thoughts on the study and creation of Chinese painting. Although his son achieved a great deal in art, his parents have never been able to accomplish a single thing.
For most parents in our country, it is natural to be very proud of their children's achievements in their careers, but parents prefer that their children can start a family as soon as possible and give birth to a big fat grandchild for themselves as soon as possible.

Yang Yan, who only wants to pursue art, does not attach much importance to other aspects, but she can't stand her parents' repeated urgings to get married. To make his parents happy, he contacted several introduced girls. Of course, these girls are beautiful.
Unfortunately, Yang Yan has not yet found the feeling she wants, and the marriage has been dragging on until the age of 50. After so many years of urging marriage, parents have long been numb and almost ready to give up their son's marriage.
But the fate of the world is so wonderful, there is no heart to plant flowers, no intention to plant willows. This wonderful fate also has to start with a date with a friend. On that day, Yang Yan, who had just finished the exhibition, received a call from a friend inviting him to celebrate the joy of housewarming.
Countless facts Yang Yan agreed to a friend's invitation. After preparing his gifts, he came to a friend's house an hour before dinner began. There were still a few friends who did not come, and the dinner party had not yet started, so under the guidance of the host, Yang Yan began to visit the friend's new house.

As he walked around, he saw a statue of an African girl. The whole statue came to life, and Yang Yanyue became more and more fascinated the more he looked at it. A wonderful feeling that had never been felt before rippled through his mind.
Seeing that he was so fascinated, his friend asked, "Old Yang, I like this statue so much." I'll give it to you..." Yang Yan listened to his friend's words, was overjoyed, and said, "Where did you get this statue?" Is there really such a girl in the world who is full of spirit? ”
So, the friend told Yang Yan how he got the statue. When he learned that the statue was carved from a black Girl from Sierra Leone, Yang Yan's heart was excited.
He secretly told himself that after dealing with the matter at hand, he must go to Sierra Leone to find this girl, she was the person he had been waiting for. In this way, Yang Yan later embarked on the road to Find the right person in Sierra Leone.

Transnational romance
Probably the artists are extremely romantic and idealistic. Because of an inexplicable idea, Yang Yan stayed in Sierra Leone for several months. He asked many friends for help, hoping to find the girl in the statue.
But strangers in a foreign land, coupled with different languages, find objects as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. There's no way out. So much time has passed, but there is no news at all. Yang Yan had no choice but to embark on the plane back to China.
As the saying goes, if there is a heart, the flower will not blossom, and if there is a heart, the willow will not open. Just as he was about to board the plane, he miraculously met the girl. At this time, Yang Yan no longer cared whether her plane was late or not, and rushed directly to the girl.
After a few brief conversations, the girl was touched by Yang Yan's persistent romance. What is even more coincidental is that this girl named Ada is very interested in traditional Chinese culture, and Yang Yan, as a master of Chinese painting, is very proficient in Chinese culture.

Ada's first impression of Yang Yan was very good, and later Yang Yan told the story of her pursuit for ten years, which made Ada even more moved. As time went on, the feelings of the two people became deeper and deeper.
However, there is nothing so flat in the world. Ada's parents were not optimistic about their feelings. Yang Yan did not give up their stories, but showed her sincerity to Ada's parents and sponsored children in need locally.
Touched by sincerity and love, Ada's parents accepted her son-in-law, and Yang Yan excitedly embraced Ada... Fast forward to 2011, when 53-year-old Yang Yan officially married the Sierra Leonean girl in Beijing.
Due to the special status of both parties, the wedding was very grand, and even the Ambassador of Sierra Leone to China attended the wedding. A grand wedding, a wonderful love, all this seems to be the best arrangement for this art-obsessed "teenager".

Soon after the marriage, their relationship was very good. The two of them soon ushered in the birth of their first child, and the originally happy family ushered in a new life. Although Yang Yan is a little older, he has poured 100% of his efforts into his wife and children.
In order to take care of the family's newborn children, he refused many art exhibitions, and his career fell into a temporary silence. At the moment, however, he was happier than before.
At the beginning, for Yang Yan's relationship, many people thought it was sensationalism, and people who did not like this marriage at the beginning. However, they watched Yang Yan's change and watched what he did, and they all sent blessings to them.
The happy days warmed Yang Yan day by day. Later, he and Ida had another child, and the family of three suddenly became lively. At this time, if you are an ordinary person, you must fully enjoy the joy of the world, but the artist's ideas are incredible.

Why? Because in the 7th year after marrying Ada, Yang Yan did something that everyone could not understand at all. This year, he resolutely divorced Ada.
I don't know why I broke into the empty door.
The sudden change has caused society to talk about this matter, and many people are doubting whether Yang Yan's personal morality is problematic, otherwise it is difficult to explain why he made such a choice.
In order to find out the beginning and end of the matter, many of Yang Yan's friends have found Ida, hoping to find out the truth, but Ida said: "I don't know why her husband suddenly abandoned her and her two children." She doesn't know what she's done wrong, and she doesn't know how to win back her husband's heart..."
Ada's response was even more confusing. People who know the couple know that their feelings have always been very good, and Yang Yan's love for his wife has not changed even after many years.

At that time, in order to meet the right person he had never met, he could come to Sierra Leone alone, and he did not care about the suffering he had suffered during that time. After having children with his loved ones, he also refused many temptations in order to take care of his family.
Of course, although Yang Yan escaped into the empty door, he gave all the property under his name to his ex-wife and several children. He chose to shave his own ordination, and also gave Ada and her mother some material foundations.
According to the thinking of ordinary people, his fame, love, and even family are all beautiful states of great consummation. Why did he suddenly choose to become a monk? In order to find out, the friends came to Yejing Temple in Yangyan.
However, Yang Yan refused a visit from a friend on the grounds that he was "no longer alive". In order to hear from her husband, Ada often asked her two children to visit Yang Yan at Ye Jing temple, but even her own son, he only watched from a distance and did not communicate with them much.

Originally, blood is thicker than water, how can it be possible that relatives will never see each other again in this life overnight? Ida really couldn't understand her husband's thoughts. So, one Chinese New Year's Eve night after the divorce, she took a TV reporter to the temple to look for her husband.
After the two meet, Ida tearfully persuades Yang Yan that he can go home with him. Yang Yanze said lightly, "I don't care about the past. The reason why he chose to take refuge in Buddhism was to seek the wisdom of life..." This may be the reason for his renunciation.
Mencius once said, "An adult is a man who has not lost his pure heart." Maybe Yang Yan has always been the spirited teenager who pursues art, but our worldly eyes can't see through his thoughts.
Just as we can't understand that a person will go to another country to find the right person because of an inexplicable heartbeat, we can also choose to let go and pursue the love of art in our hearts after having everything. Maybe Yang Yan really found her true self in Buddhism.