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  • Sadao Nakamura sketches the Yellow River (SHI GANG)
  • Arkong Gorge, in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in northwest China's Qinghai Province
  • A stretch of the Yellow River in Xinghai County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
  • Zhaleng Lake, a freshwater lake on the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Qinghai
  • A statue of a Buddha in Bingling Temple to the north of the Yellow River, near Yongjing County, northwest China's Gansu Province
  • The Yellow River flows under the Zhongshan Bridge in downtown Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu
  • Above: A desert in the Shapotou area of Zhongwei City on the Hetao Plain in northwest Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

    Below: A stretch of the Yellow River in Wuhai City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  • Above: The Shuidonggou Site in Ningxia's Lingwu City. Remains of an early hominid were found at the site, which is nationally protected for its historical and cultural significance
    Below: Hancheng City along the west bank of the Yellow River in northwest China's Shaanxi Province
  • Andingmen Gate, one of gates along the outer wall of Xi'an City, capital of Shaanxi. The walls surrounding Xi'an were built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, north China's Shanxi Province
  • A stretch of the Yellow River in Sanmenxia City, central China's Henan Province
  • Above: Dinghuwan Wetlands along the Yellow River in Lingbao City, Henan
    Below: Xiaolangdi Reservoir in Jiyuan City, Henan
  • Above: Kaifeng Iron Pagoda in northeast Kaifeng City, Henan
    Below: Qiyun Pagoda, situated southeast to the White Horse Temple in Luoyang City, Henan
  • A statue of a Buddha sculpted during China's Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), in Longmen Grottoes, one of China's three largest grottoes including Gansu's Mogao Grottoes and Shanxi's Yungang Grottoes
  • Above: A stretch of the Yellow River in Jinan City, east China's Shandong Province
    Below: The estuary of the Yellow River to the Bohai Sea in Shandong

Sadao Nakamura, 78, is an influential Japanese painter born in Osaka. In 1994, he planned to spend 20 years creating a series of works based on rivers cultivating four great ancient civilizations—China, Babylon, India and Egypt.

The Yellow River, considered China's mother river, flows from Qinghai Province in the northwest to the Bohai Sea. During 2004-2005, Nakamura spent 75 days trekking some 5,400 km along the Yellow River, sketching sites along the way. After that, he finished about 30 giant oil paintings in five years. These artistic works present the natural landscape along the river. In May, 25 his Yellow River works were exhibited in Beijing's National Museum of China.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations. Nakamura felt honored to be the first Japanese to be featured in a solo exhibition at the museum since its reopening following expansion and renovations.

"I hope this show can build a bridge for people between China and Japan," he said.
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