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The Eight Eccentric Painters of Yang zhou, with Zheng Banqiao as its representative, refers to the painters in the region of Yang zhou in the reigns of Kangxi and Qian long in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Their paintings have strong personal character, breaking away from the restrains of that time. The style of their paintings has influenced a lot of great painters of later generations, such as Zhao Zhiqian, Qi Baishi and Wu Changshuo. The eight painters were not only masters of poem, calligraphy (书法）and painting, but also good at seal cutting（篆刻艺术） .
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add color to the dull routine of everyday life.
follow /conform to social conventions
---She is a woman who invariably disregards social conventions .
---It is a matter of convention that men should open doors for ladies .
