A Female Peasant Soldier on the Paracel Islands 西沙女民兵

The original was painted in 1973.

The Chinese name 蒸蒸日上 is an expression that literally means, “steaming days better”. It is an expression that carries the idea that things get better through steaming, such as steamed foods. The character 蒸，means to cook by steam.

Print # 1 in the Appreciation of Modern Art Volume 3