Saint Petersburg State University The main educational program "Painting". Review of the supervisor for the final qualifying work of the student Hou Yiqin "Ancient Xian". The theme of Hou Yiqin's graduation project is "Ancient Xian. The painting is dedicated to her hometown with its ancient cultural heritage that has survived to our time. It is very important when a novice artist understands the value of traditions, culture and art of past eras. The idea of combining ancient Chinese mythological images is interesting in the painting "frozen in stone and modern people. Contrast and conflict arise in the plot, which does not allow one to remain indifferent. In the process of work, the graduate student showed great ability to work and diligence. She worked a lot on the preparatory material. Tonal and color solutions changed. Work was painstakingly carried out on the figures of people. Considering all the complexity of angles and movement.In general, while working on the painting, Hou Yiqin revealed her professional capabilities and rich creative potential.As a leader, it was interesting for me to work with Hou Yiqin and see how a wonderful picture is born.