The Ghost in the CityA visual and social exploration of early modern Beijing's cultural milieu In 1771 the artist Luo Ping (173399) left his native Yangzhou to relocate to the burgeoning hub of Beijing's Southern City. Over two decades, he became the favored artist of a cosmopolitan community of scholars and officials who were at the forefront of the cultural life of the Qing dynasty (16441911). From his spectacular ghost paintings to his later work exploring the city's