When I went to collect some old books, I accidentally found this map and it came home with me. I have started to paint on the map since 2006, little by little. Some of the painted places are where I have been and where I want to visit. And different colours may present my personal political view of geography, like the countries who have built a friendly relationship with China have been painted in comparatively bright and pleasant colours. The smaller map below is a gift from my sister who lives in Australia. When she saw my map, she asked why I painted Australia. “Because I want to visit there!” Then she gave me this handmade map of Australia. It is rather accidental. Or it is not at all. She often talked about Australia before, maybe that’s why I painted this country.