Illustrated:

"Guanyin Mountain"by Liao Te-cheng in 1990-1991 was collected twice in two different important artwork series; one is Taiwan Fine Arts Series 18: Liao Te-cheng, published in October, 1995 by Yen Chuan-ying from Art Magazine Publishing. The other is A Retrospective: Liao Te-cheng at the Age of Eighty, published by Taipei Fine Art Museum in October, 2001. However, the plates in these two books were somewhat different, which was the result of the artist adding a few birds in the sky above the mountain in 1996. This was a common habit seen among artists who demand nothing but perfection.

Liao had a special preference for the Guanyin Mountain scenes where the sky and the river unit at the horizon. From the 1980s he has taken the scenery outside of the window of his studio as a main theme. As if being propelled by C?anne, Liao stared and focused on his Saint-Victoire Mountain at all times. This work in particular was selected in the retrospective exhibition, which was evident of its significance. Critics commented on this work as follows,"the celebration of Guanyin Mountain was rather a combination and culmination of experience from many of his previous works, including "Spring Field" "Overlooking Guanyin Mountain" "Dusk"and "Morning Mist."At dusk, the yellowish tone implies a sense of warmth. The shadow of trees on either side of the close-range view was rather dark yet concrete and powerful. The pond was illustrated as if a firm surface that integrates with the dazzling scene."(excerpt from Taiwan Fine Arts Series 18, p.217)