Unit 1 Art Section Ⅰ Warming amp;Reading Pre-reading Starting around 4000B.C
, traditional Chinese brushpainting has developed continuously over a period ofmorethan six thousand years
Its growth has reflected the changes of time
During the 1st century A.D
, the art of painting religious morals gradually gained in prominence (明显;突出), with the introduction of Buddhism to China and the consequent building of temples
However, the subject later expanded beyond religious themes
For example, paintings of historical characters and stories of everyday life became extremely popular
By the 4th century, this particular type of painting had already established itself as an independent form of expression
It then gradually developedinto two separate styles including a genre (艺术风格) commonly found in