Bonsai often draws inspiration from traditional Chinese paintings, and many
famous paintings of the Ming and Qing era are inspired by the weathered hills
of Guilin in South China. These hills are karst or eroded limestone formations.
I’ve never seen Guilin, but during my trip to Vietnam I got to see spectacular karst
formations of Ha Long Bay. I felt that potted trees and miniature landscapes, omnipresent
in Vietnam, draw a lot of inspiration from the natural wonder of Ha Long Bay.
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