This work was completed in 1989 at the turning stage of Zhou Cheng's career. He was back from his trip to the US, where he visited the bizarre landscape of the West. The difference in landscape brought a huge impact on the artist. Hence he started using the ink and cun strokes of the East to depict the relief of the West. From 1989, when travelling was encouraged between Taiwan and China, Zhou Cheng travelled across the borders to visit the majestic landscape. During his travel, he kept a record of everything he saw and started painting upon arriving home. From this painting, the landscape was painted with fine accuracy in traditional cun strokes. The bizarre rising relief of the mountain seems to suggest those of the Great Canyon. As mandarin ducks quack by the river, birds chirp as they soar. Branches of willows sway with the breeze of spring. Two scholars chat and drink tea while enjoying the thriving spring view, as in the scene depicted in The Peach Blossom Spring by Tao Yuan-Ming.

This painting was derived from a poem about enjoying literature.His art could be interpreted in three aspects, landscape, trees and clouds. Strict structure is applied to this painting with a far and wide structure. Extended diagonally from the left bottom, the forest and hills are organized in layers. Willows and plum blossoms were depicted on the foreground. Chinese architecture is put in the middle, followed by the mists and clouds further back into the distant mountains. The representation of both the seen and the unseen brings depth to the painting. Spring was depicted with a running stream and luscious green trees. Colours blend in harmony as the pink of plum blossoms stand out from the green plants. The painting is warm and animated.