Boats provide the common theme connecting the paintings exhibited here. The boat motif has no fixed meaning in Chinese art, but boats are a common figure in painting, especially landscape painting.

Chinese landscape painting has been passed down for thousands of years, following its own unique artistic principles. China Daily invites Russian contemporary artist Anna Kazmina to explore this ...

A painting by Wu Changshuo at the Eighth Hangzhou Biennial of Chinese Painting in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Eighth Hangzhou Biennial of Chinese ...

The painting was the most expensive item ever sold in Christie’s Asia. Su Shi, also known as Su Dongpo, is one of the most important cultural figures in Chinese history. He was an esteemed ...