The Artist from Suzhou, China

Setting: End of War War II China, Inner China-Suzhou,


Between water and clouds situates the home of an artist named Han Yu. He sees himself living with nature, not people. This home he lives in is located on the outskirts of a beautiful city in Suzhou, China. A small simple home constructed with wood. Inside the home contains all his canvases of landscapes of places he has traveled to on his bike.

The other day Han Yu was sitting gazing at the distant mountains painting. It was a cloudy day. No sign of any sunlight. A thunderstorm suddenly roared. So reveled in his painting, Han Yu was not a least bit disturbed by the unpleasant sounds of nature. When the first raindrops dripped on his artwork, he was suddenly awakened from painting. He quickly grabbed his canvas and easel and threw all his art tools into his bag. He threw the bag around and across his shoulders and tied his canvas and easel to the back of his bike. Grabbing on to the front handles of his bike, he threw his right leg over the seat, had both feet firm on both pedals, and rode away to find the nearest tea shop to seek shelter from the rain.

As he rode quickly without caring what was ahead of him, he suddenly saw an oncoming bike, also riding hastily. Too late. Both bikes collided. As Han Yu got up to help the other cyclist, he realized he had bumped into a lady. As he held the lady carefully with his arms,........


(I need help with continuing this story that is going nowhere. Still need to describe the kind of clothing Chinese people wore around mid 1940s.)