A promise in ink Teacher-student commitment becomes decades-long meditation on ordinary moments, Lin Qi reports. By Lin Qi | China Daily | Updated: 2026-08-29 16:04

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/29/WS6a92928be4b06d4aa055b293.html Making a promise can take a moment, but keeping it can take a lifetime. In 1973, painter and writer Feng Zikai (1898-1975) finally fulfilled a pledge he had made with his mentor Li Shutong (1880-1942) over four decades earlier — completing Husheng Huaji (Painting Albums for the Protection of Living Beings), a six-volume collection created to encourage people to embrace benevolence and live in harmony with nature.