Many of Zhang Yang's works express "roots" and "beliefs". From another perspective, "root" can also be regarded as a kind of belief.
There are two fixed shots in "Bathing" of looking into the bath pool from the window. The first time is when Daming returns home and sees his father and Erming happily interacting inside. For them, this bathhouse in Beijing Hutong The child is the root, but at this time, Da Ming and the root have a strong sense of distance. The second time was after the death of his father. Daming, who had gone through a series of things, had already understood the feelings of this kind of roots. He played with Erming in the bathing pool. This is a metaphor for the sincere happiness of having roots. From father and son to brother, it also expresses the charm of inheritance.
The clip of the Tibetan grandmother going to the holy lake to take a bath is a reflection of Zhang Yang's early expressive desire for Tibet.
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