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):Chin