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The work "On Cloud Mountains" was finished in 2003, it's the representative work from Li's "Grand Fugue" collection. Li's creations were inspired from the traditional Chinese frame of mind, they always looked spiritualized, but what is emphasized in the sculpture is the "traveling and movements" within, through wide open spaces and undefined boundaries, viewers introspect and release themselves, travel spiritually inside the picture, and further face life with the most honest and sincere attitude. Li materialized his concepts with "On Cloud Mountains" to emphasize feelings, because "all in the mind, all from the mind", there's much value within the spirit, and such is not unreachable. Through visual presentations of the mountain connecting to the spirit, Li successfully delivered the value between human and spirits, this sculpture touches every viewer instantly.

Li sculpted with modern techniques, gave eastern spirits a new level of aesthetic which is different from the traditional, and further merged thousands years of tradition with modern images. Li technically shaped the figure; put a peaceful look on the face, kind and merciful, joyful and peaceful. The bottom of the sculpture is a mountain, as the ancient Chinese character for mountains transformed into the sculpture. The travel rest his arms against his back, as if he's standing on the cloud, on the top of a mountain, he looks self-composed, free and unfettered. Li coordinates the corresponding relationship between heavy and light perfectly, with a lot of contrast yet harmonic at the same time; silvering clouds are light and luttering, but they hold the energetic traveler steadily with strength, we ind steadiness in movements.

Cloud Mountains also called Wu-Tai Mountain, is with extremely high altitude as if it rises straight into the sky. It's a sanatorium due to its cool temperature. A beautiful landscape in the mountain is like heaven, visitors could imagine its existence through aerial clouds and hollow auras. The spirit within Li's work along with humor and tolerance forms a mysterious yet peaceful quality, let viewers immerse inside their own graceland, as joyful as they dance upon the clouds. "On Cloud Mountains" successfully created a perfect connection between the mountain, god, and human, brought the value and concept behind the "Emptiness" of Buddhism and the "Chi" of Lao-Zhuang philosophy to life, and implemented the idea of peace in it, this is a precious and valuable piece of work.