What Is Chinese Brush Painting All About?
“Guo Hua” is the term for Chinese painting. The word “guo” means nation or country, referring to China. The word “hua” means to paint, or a painting. Chinese painting together with Chinese calligraphy “shu fa” are among China’s greatest and most enduring forms of artistic expression. There are several different genres of Chinese painting. These are: – shan shui hua – landscape paintings Here are some examples famous landscape paintings: http://www.chinapage.com/painting/wangximeng.html http://www.chinapage.com/painting/pata04.html http://www.chinapage.com/painting/landscape/landscape.html – hua niao hua – flower and bird paintings Here are some examples of flower and bird paintings: http://www.chinapage.com/painting/shitao/shitao02.html http://www.chinapage.com/painting/shitao/shitao05.html – dongwu/renwu hua – paintings of animals/people http://www.chinapage.com/painting/liangkai/liangkai2.html http://www.chinapage.com/painting/beihong/beihong03.html – shi nu hua – beautiful women pai
