美術老師黑板上畫蘭州山水 驚豔全體學生

When Lanzhou is mentioned in a conversation, we would invariably think about the 'pulled' Chinese noodles made famous by an eatery in Singapore's Chinatown.

當在交談中談到蘭州時，我們總是會想到因新加坡唐人街小飯館而名聲大振的中國拉麪。

But now a viral video that surfaced on social media has inspired us to take a totally different look at the prosperous city of China's northwestern province of Gansu.

但是現在，一段出現在社交媒體上的瘋傳視頻，使我們對這一地處中國西北部省份甘肅的繁榮城市另眼相看。

Keep your eyes peeled as you watch this video showing how a secondary school art teacher used a marker pen to draw the whole city from memory in 40 minutes, in the style of famous British artist Stephen Wiltshire.

當你觀看這段由一名初中美術老師使用馬克筆，在40分鐘內以英國著名畫家斯蒂芬·維爾特的方式繪出記憶當中的蘭州城時，一定要睜大眼睛。

Using the large whiteboard of a classroom as a canvas, Li Jianchun kept the student enrapt as he filled it with iconic features of the city and surrounding details in dark purple.

以教室裏的大型白板爲畫布，李建春用暗紫色畫出了蘭州市標誌性的特色和周邊環境，這使得學生們着迷不已。

It's a masterstroke, praised many netizens on social media platform Weibo after the video was uploaded. They also held him up as a model teacher who tries to broaden the horizon of young minds.

在這段視頻被上傳後，社交媒體平臺新浪微博上的很多網友都稱讚其爲一大傑作。他們還將其列爲一位試圖擴大年輕人視野的模範老師。

In the video, Li said he did it to remind the young to take an interest in their local culture.

在該視頻中，李老師表示，他這樣做是爲了提醒年輕人，要對他們的當地文化感興趣。

Stunned by the magnificent enactment, the students whipped out their mobile phones to snap photos of his creation. They were also reluctant to rub it off to prepare for the next class - which was an English lesson.

學生們被這一傑作震驚了，並拿出自己的手機拍照。此外，他們還不願將畫擦掉去準備下面一節的課程--英語課。