"We hope this red-themed art exhibition will touch people's hearts, and visitors would be able to experience the beauty of the pioneering revolutionaries' faith and dedication that have transcended art itself."

A large ink painting by Le Zhenwen was printed on the exhibition poster. Le's artwork, measuring 2 meters in width, features clouds billowing through the mountains of Yan'an. Le was among the dozens of Shanghai artists that visited Yan'an last year.

"The more I learned about the Communist Revolution, the more I became convinced that only the CPC could build China into what we have today," says the 75-year-old artist, who is the head of Xu Beihong Art College at Shanghai Maritime University.

If you go

10 am-6 pm (last entry before 5:30 pm), Monday-Sunday, through July 18. Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum, 6F 27 Zhongshan No 1 Road East, Huangpu district, Shanghai.