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Qixiu2026 REISSUE · VOLUME I

Qixiu2026 REISSUE · VOLUME I

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2026 REISSUE · VOLUME I

VOLUME I · WHERE THE MOUNTAINS BEGIN

Qixiu

The mountains say nothing; the weather speaks for them. Follow the paper path and find what water, handwork, and the turning seasons have left behind.

Scroll down into the hills

30°N · Morning fog

CHAPTER INDEX · LANDSCAPE ARCHIVE

Four Ways Into the Mountains

Mountain DwellingRITUAL · WatercoursesCURRENT · ObjectsHAND & FIRE · Four SeasonsQUIET SEQUENCE

I

RITUAL

Borrow a patch of quiet and let the days slow down

A mountain dwelling is no flight from the world — only a rearranging of distances: between you and the wind, the light, stone and wood.

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Chapter 3 · Landform Notes

Atlas of Mountains and Rivers

Mountains and rivers are not a static backdrop. Mist migrates along the ridges, water gathers out of rock seams, and the pine path slowly takes shape under repeated walking. Three landforms here are worth a stop.

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Mist Ridge

The peaks stand in ranks, with thin mist resting on the lee side.

Pine Path

The old road hugs the foot of the mountain, fading in and out of sparse woods.

Confluence

The stream enters the valley floor, where stone and water share one sound.

Chapter 4 · The Hills in Hand

A Glaze Like Distant Hills

Contemporary test firing · Unnamed kiln
Gray-green glaze · hand-thrown clay

Glaze

The gray-green runs warm — near white where it takes the light, keeping a pine-smoke coolness in the dark.

Form

Round belly, short neck, low foot: the lowered center of gravity settles the silhouette into quiet.

Its gray-green glaze and fine crackle record one moment of balance between clay, fire, and hands.

Chapter 5 · Field Notes

Gathering the Seasons

Walking the mountain, you record more than grand peaks and valleys — you also gather the small changes left by wind, grasses, rain, and vessels. Four short notes make one year on paper.

1. I

   SpringSeven days after Start of Spring

   East Wind Thaw · First Warmth in the Hills

   Thin frost yields first on sun-facing stone. Nothing has turned green yet, but the water already sounds wider than it did in winter.

   Read the field note

2. II

   SummerThree days before Grain Buds

   Fresh Green After Rain · The First Cicadas

   Afternoon showers bow the bamboo leaves; damp air rises off the valley floor, and the pine needles keep their clear watermarks.

   Read the field note

3. III

   AutumnTwo days after White Dew

   Dew Gathers White · Geese Write South

   The morning moss darkens, the far ridges turn sharp, and a thin cold settles over the old roof tiles.

   Read the field note

4. IV

   WinterFive days after Major Snow

   Snow on the Cold Hills · Sitting Round the Fire

   Everything withdraws into a quiet outline. Snow sits on the pine crowns; indoors, only charcoal and clay still hold their warmth.

   Read the field note

End of volume · The blank space

Mountains on the page， roads beyond the mountains.

Qixiu gathers landscapes on paper, object studies, and seasonal observations into a single archive you can wander through.

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