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Wo you: Chinese ancient art of travelling without leaving bed to attain โ€˜peaceโ€™, โ€˜emptinessโ€™

The Chinese aesthetic practice of wo you, which literally translates to โ€œtravelling while lying down,โ€ is an artistic tradition that merges Taoism and Confucianism, enduring for centuries and now embraced by younger generations as a symbol of slow living. The term was originally coined by the 5th-century Chinese painter Zong Bing. Zong had a love for travel in his youth, but as he aged and fell ill, he was forced into seclusion. To preserve the landscapes he had once visited, he painted them and...