When depicting nature, however, he does not attempt to capture the outward form of things, be it light, clouds, mountains, or rivers. He focuses instead on the life force of the universe that he feels in his heart. In other words, he seeks the time-honored Chinese ideal of "communion between man and the universe" (tian ren he yi).
他對於大自然的形塑並不在於天光雲影、山川流水的具體形象，在於他心中感受到宇宙大化的生命力，也就是中國人追求的「天人合一」。