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Lesson 11
Zhōng guó huà
Zhōng guó huà de shĭ zhuī dào liù qiān nián qián de xīn
shí shí dài . Huì zhì zài èr shí shì èr shí nián
dài chū de táo mĭn shàng de dòng , ,
, děng àn shuō míng , zài xīn shí shí dài
鹿 ,
zhōng guó huà yīn lùn , biăo , gōng ér xiăng
, ,
quán shì jiè . Gēn biăo fāng shì , zhōng guó huà
,
fēn wéi liăng lèi : xiě pài gōng pài . Xiě
:
pài de diăn shì xíng shì kuā zhāng , yòng shuā zi
shŏu huà ér chéng ; gōng huà de diăn shì zhù zhòng
;
jié , yòng shuā jīng xìn miáo huì ér chéng .
wán zhěng de zhōng guó huà tōng cháng shì yóu shī , shū fă,
法、
huì huà , yìn zhāng děng shù gòng tóng chéng de .  
 
Suí zhe shì tuī , zhōng guó jīng le zhòng de
zhèng zhì , jīng , wén huà biàn , huì huà shù
,
wài . Zhōng guó huà zài xiàn dài zhōng guó rén de
shēng huó zhōng réng rán zhàn yŏu zhòng yào de wèi , dàn xiàn
,
zài duō huà jiā wàng biăo men duì xīn shí dài
de găn shòu . Huà jiā jiāng men xīn de găn shòu róng
dào zhōng guó huà , kāi le zhŏng guăng kuò ér
, 广
quán xīn de shù biao xiàn jìng jiè

Traditional Chinese Painting

The art of traditional Chinese painting dates back about six thousand years to the Neolithic Period. Colored pottery painted with animals, fish, deer, and frogs excavated in the 1920s indicate that during this time, the Chinese had already started to use brushes to paint.

Traditional Chinese painting is highly regarded throughout the world for its theory, expression, and techniques. According to the means of expression, Chinese painting can be divided into two categories: xieyi and gongbi. The xieyi style is characterized by exaggerated forms and freehand brushwork. The gongbi school is characterized by close attention to detail and fine brushwork. Traditional Chinese painting combines, in a single picture, elements of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal engraving.

Since the turn of the century, China has experienced many political, economic, and cultural changes, and the art of painting is no exception. While traditional Chinese painting still occupies an important place in the life of the modern Chinese, many painters now desire to express their experience and views of these new times. By combining new modes of expression with traditional Chinese painting techniques, they are opening up a vast, new world of artistic expression.