BackgroundKnowledge:ChinesepaintingChinesepainting,theflowerofChineseculture,isdistinguishedbyaspiritandanatmosphereallitsown,entirelydifferentfromWesternpainting.ItisasdifferentfromWesternpaintingasChinesepoetryisdifferentfromWesternpoetry.Thatdifferenceishardtograspandexpress.Ithasacertaintoneandatmosphere,visibleinWesternpainting,butessentiallydifferentandachievedbydifferentmeans.Itshowsacertaineconomyofmaterialmarkedbythemanyblankspaces,anideaofcompositiondeterminedbyitsownharmonyandmarkedbyacertain"rhythmicvitality,"andaboldnessandfreedomofthebrushwhichimpresstheonlookerinanunforgettablemanner.-FromMyCountryandMyPeoplebyLinYutangFigurepainting(人物画）:Itincludesportraits,storypaintingandgenrepaintingwithfiguresasthemainsubject.Linesarethekeypointintheportrayal.Landscapepainting（山水画）:Chineselandscapepaintingscanbedividedintoblue-and-greenlandscape,gold-and-greenlandscape,light-purple-redlandscapeandwaterinklandscapeaccordingtothecolorsthatusedinpainting.Theonewithoutoutlinesiscalledbonelesslandscape.Flowerandbirdpainting（花鸟画）:Flowers,rocksandbirdsareusuallythemainsubjectofthiskindofpaintings.Technically,thereareelaboratestylewithcolorsandfreestylewithink.用心爱心专心Courtpainting（宫廷画）:Itreferstotheworksdonebythoseprofessionalpaintersemployedbytheroyalcourt,orimitationsoftheirworksbyotherpainters.Thiskindofpaintingisusuallyveryelaborateandmeticulous,sumptuousanddecorative.Literatipainting（文人画）:Itgenerallyreferstothepaintingsdonebyintellectualsandofficials,whousuallytookpaintingasakindoftheirspiritualsustenance,emphasizingmorethescholarlyexecutionofbrushstrokesandinkcolorsinexpressionthanpainting'slikenesstorealimages.DanQing(traditionalChinesepainting):TheChinesewaterinkpaintingactuallydevelopedfromearly"contourlineswithfilled-incolors"painting."DanQing"literallymeansthemineralcolorsofcinnabarandazuritethatusedinthoseearlypaintings.So,peopletodayusethistermforthetraditionalChinesepaintings.FourmastersoftheYuandynasty:InChinesehistory,WangGongwang,WuZhen,NiZhanandWangMengarethefourgreatmastersoflandscapepaintingoftheYuandynasty(1271-1368).Theyinitatedtheliterati'swaterinkpaintingwiththeirskillfulbrushstrokesandexertedgreatinfluenceonthelatedevelopmentofChinesepainting.用心爱心专心
