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The Lingnan School 岭南画派 made some borrowings from the language of Western art in their ink paintings.Gao Jianfu 高剑父(1879-1951), one of the founders of Lingnan School, was an active participant in the revolutionary movement of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山 (1866-1925).He was innovative in that he intended to use his paintings to highlight national issues, a medium for positive change in society.