A unique art form celebrates the splendors of Antarctica

His lines are simple and symbolic but the colors are abundant. It is difficult to categorize his work because it looks like a combination of painting, calligraphy and architecture.

This is hanshu, which translates as "Han people's calligraphy".

A former urban designer who helped nurture Shanghai's Lujiazui to become a world-class financial center in the 1990s, Wang Xuyuan, a 60-year Shanghai native, prefers "big pictures".