The arrangment of the objects in this chinese painting reflect taoist and buddhist. which of these principles and philosophies is best demostrated by the placement of the tall cliffs in the background and a small building with trees in the foreground?

There are options for this question. They are:

simplicity  

perseverance  

harmony  

balance

The correct answer is D. This painting with the tall cliffs in the background and a small building with trees in the foreground reflect the taoist and buddhist principle of balance. There is a balance between the large tall cliffs and the small trees and building, the principle of balance is the yin and the yang, a balance between opposites.

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