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[TheStoriesOfTop7] A Hidden Paradise - Kam Pul Kwong / HongKong China - IAPLC 2024

This fantastical work stands out for its originality in handling the central space. While the composition falls under a concave structure, the creator added a landform-like structure in the central...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Ascend - Matthew Israel Manes / Philippines - IAPLC 2022

This year's Grand Prix went to the work, which evokes a towering rock wall. The wall is made of thin layers of slate-like stones, and the gentle curves drawn by the cracks in the rock evoke the flow...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Autumn Rhyme - Liwei Guan / China - IAPLC 2022

The second Bronze Prize went to the work depicting a forest in autumn. Although the motif of this work is the same as those of the second and third place-winners, the placement of a large fallen...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Creek in Forest - Qi Zhang / China - IAPLC 2019

The third Bronze Award winning aquascape gives an interesting impression made by a nice blending of its diorama like aspects and underwater appearance. Among many entries showcasing forest...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Dream - Wang Chao / China - IAPLC 2016

This Gold Prize winning work is very meticulously created using many pieces of branch-like slim driftwood. The composition is highly novel and skillful. However, the rating varied by judges as it...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Dryad's Ladder - Jin Liang / China - IAPLC 2017

Despite its frequently-seen combination of stones, driftwood and trendy fine branch-like materials, this layout produces dynamism and emphasizes perspective by placing layout materials until the...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Field of Breath - Qi Lin / China - IAPLC 2024

This work illustrates a river flowing through a forest. While the theme itself has been seen before, the technical sophistication garnered high praise from the judges. The large tree roots washed by...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Follow in - Yufan Yang / China - IAPLC 2015

Placing driftwood as if they are tree roots hugging the ground, the layout is smartly composed and gives a good sense of depth. It has a quite high level of maturity for this type of aquascape.

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Hidden Land - Bowen Fan / China - IAPLC 2015

The creator skillfully decides positioning of large, thick driftwood combining with slender branches to present a dramatic composition. The planting arrangement looks very natural.

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Home - Jin Liang / China - IAPLC 2018

This layout is highly regarded with its dynamic composition, giving a strong sense of perspective. We can find it in the shadows on the central pillar and at the right corner of the scene, the...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Longing - Gang Zhao / China - IAPLC 2023

This work, which skillfully combined stones and driftwood to express a deeply gouged valley, won the Gold Prize following the Grand Prix. The perspective is beautifully expressed by taking advantage...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Metempsychosis - Yi Ye / China - IAPLC 2015

The creator emphasizes the perspective by designing a dynamic driftwood arrangement. Despite a roughly finished foreground, it's saved by dramatic composition and overall impression of the layout.

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Mountain Stream in the Forest - Zhemin Fan / China - IAPLC 2022

This work, which depicts a mountain stream flowing through a forest, won the Gold Prize following the Grand Prix. It is a landscape represented by the Oirase mountain stream in Japan, and the...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Mysterious World - Yong Liu / China - IAPLC 2015

It's a very unique layout presenting a scene of driftwood branches entangling stones. The layout can be seen more like ancient remains left abandoned long ago and covered by plants than natural...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Old Valley - Fuhong Guan / China - IAPLC 2022

The second Silver Prize went to the work, which depicts a canyon through a dynamic composition. The composition, which is made up of a detailed combination of materials, is linear and extremely...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Place of origin - Zhemin Fan / China - IAPLC 2023

This year's Grand Prix was awarded to the work depicting the nature of a mountainous virgin forest. At first glance, the layout may seem plain, but the balance of the composition and the expression...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Seclusion - Junmiao Xu / China - IAPLC 2017

A layout using fine branch-like material which has been seen frequently in recent IAPLC. This layout successfully expresses the perspective and provides powerful ambience by making a tunnel-like...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Summer Solstice - Fuhong Guan / China - IAPLC 2019

The first Silver Award is given to a magnificent layout work presenting a circular opening in the center of the tank. The entries with eccentric compositions usually polarize the judges' opinions,...

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[TheStoriesOfTop7] Unknown Hometown - Gang Zhao / China - IAPLC 2022

The first Silver Prize went to the work with its impressive arrangement of driftwood and stones. The motifs of a forest and a mountain stream are similar to those of the Gold Prize-winning work, but...

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Abundance - IIAC 2022 #45 Niu Qiang / China

Its a work that you can feel the momentum of water plants growing lively.

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