Xiāoxiàn

Xiāo County lies on the plains west of Xúzhōu, where the northern hills meet the agricultural country of the Huái basin. The area has a long tradition of painting: Hàn stone reliefs show an early flourishing of pictorial art, while during the Míng and Qīng a local school of painting associated with Lóngchéng became known across the Yellow and Huái river region.