To attain a better position in Chinese art scene, Chinese watercolourists should try even harder, critics say.

"Chinese watercolour works are by no means inferior to other art genres in terms of technical sophistication and the scope of subject matters," said Wu Jian, a young watercolourist who has come from Sichuan Province to watch the art show. However, "most Chinese watercolour works do not seem appealing to contemporary viewers due to the artists' insensibility to social changes and their slow reaction to new ideas and trends in contemporary art arena," said Wu.

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