Chinese painting, Traditional Chinese painting is a traditional painting form of the Han people. It is painted on silk or paper with a brush dipped in water, ink, or color. Tools and materials include brushes, ink, Chinese painting pigments, rice paper, silk, etc. The themes can be divided into characters, landscapes, flowers and birds. From the perspective of art history, the paintings before the Republic of China are collectively called ancient paintings. Traditional Chinese painting has no definite name in ancient times. It is generally called Danqing, and it forms its own system in the field of world art. The content and artistic creation of Chinese painting embodies the ancient people's understanding of nature, society and related political, philosophical, religious, moral, literary and other aspects. One of the four art of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.