Gao Yuan's paintings included within her animations are not only focused on the technical handling of the interior of the painting, but also contain 'animated elements', that is, a state of consciousness that changes the nature of the 'momentum' of the animation. 'Baoqing Rd.' (2017) is one of the first paintings conceived as part of the series included in her video 'Cloud of the Unknown' (2019). It depicts a street scene in the French Concession in Shanghai.