Vanmechelen said that he can see from the works of the Chinese artist, "the individual behind the works is very respectful of nature" and "there is a link between the artist and the nature."

Charlotte Nievwenhuys, a master in fine art at the Edinburgh College of Art in Ireland, was also struck by the Chinese landscape paintings.

"For me, colors say a lot of things and I use a lot of colors. So when I see such paintings with only black and white, I found it really amazing," she said.

"It's so big and it's very successful to do such a big piece of work. It gives you a lot of emotions," she added.

Huge Shanshui paintings, Chinese traditional painting style depicting scenery or natural landscapes, created by Chinese painter Xu Longsen are hanged at the atrium of the Justice Palace during the exhibition "On Top of A Thousand Mountains" in Brussels, capital of Belgium October 11, 2009.(Xinhua/Wu Wei) Photo Gallery>>>

Etienne Dekimpe, coordinator of an exhibition focusing on China held in 2007, liked the paintings very much, saying that "it's monumental art in a monumental place."

"Standing in this building with Mr. Xu Longsen's paintings, we have a feeling that as human beings, we are too small and we have to hold respect for nature," Dekimpe said.

Talking of his works created for the exhibition named "On top of a thousand mountains", Xu, a famous painter and collector in China, said that traditional Chinese landscape paintings used to decorate the private study of an intellectual, but they need a public space in this new era.

"I think the visual shock of the traditional paintings is not enough. Although the size does not necessarily mean good, it's really significant," the Chinese artist said.