Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting are closely related because lines are used in both. Chinese people have turned simple lines into a highly-developed form of art.

A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim for its extraordinary beauty and important masterpieces. The landmark show Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and ...

A painting by Lu Yushun. [Photo provided to China Daily] Ancient cultures arising along the banks of the Yellow River formed the basis for the Chinese civilization which has thrived to this day.

Photo: Courtesy of Deji Art Museum . With a smart wristband and a mobile phone, Amaris Malfa, a young Bostonian, "walked" into the ancient Chinese painting An Era in Jinling, and even interacted ...

"Nymph of the Luo River" by Gu Kaizhi of Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) illustrates a romantic poem by Cao Zhi from the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. The copy collected by the ...

The fine art masterpiece Along the River During the Qingming Festival by 12th-century painter Zhang Zeduan is indisputably the best-known ancient Chinese painting. The 5.28-meter scrolled painting ...

A 20-metre scroll painting depicting an inspection tour of China by Emperor Kangxi was cut into seven pieces in France last century. Two auction-goers bought the pieces, and the work will be shown ...

One of China's most famous paintings has been brought to life in a stunning 40 foot-long wooden carving. 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival', perhaps the best-known scroll painting in ...

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The National Art Museum of China has launched an exhibition featuring a giant oil-painting scroll on the Yellow River by Chinese artist Wang Keju.