He, who became an artist-in-residence at Green Templeton College in 2018, said he knew the city “very well”, as he had “never lived in any other place for so long, even in China”.
“The very route I cycle daily into town was the same road Charles and Sebastian drove in their vintage car to the countryside.”
He said he would not depict the “really familiar” places mentioned in the book such as the Botley Road, High Street and Broad Street.
“I feel it’s something really already inside of me, but for Chinese readers, maybe there’s something new.”
The artist said he had searched for “vast numbers” of images from the 1920s and 1930s online, hoping to “get as close as possible to the Oxford of that era”.
“The translation [is] just excellent and is being welcomed in China.”
One comment on his Instagram post, external reads “Seeing your illustrations makes me feel like reading this book”.
“And this really is the best comment I’ve ever received,” He said.