What are the three major paintings in China?

Landscape painting, figure painting, flower and bird painting.

1. Landscape painting: Landscape painting is the most important and extensive kind of painting in Chinese painting, with the theme of depicting natural landscape. Landscape painting pays attention to expressing the momentum, charm and artistic conception of natural scenery, and expresses the shape, texture and sense of space of landscape through lines, ink colors and ink painting techniques.

2. Figure painting: Figure painting is a kind of Chinese painting with characters as the theme. Figure painting pays attention to the appearance, manner and personality characteristics of the characters, and depicts the images and emotions of the characters through lines, pen and ink and colors. Figure painting occupies an important position in Chinese painting, and is often used to express historical figures, literati, folk life and other themes.

3. Flower-and-bird painting: Flower-and-bird painting is a kind of Chinese painting with animals such as flowers and birds as the theme. Flower-and-bird painting pays attention to the shape, color and vitality of flowers, plants and birds and beasts, and depicts the details and atmosphere of flowers and birds through the use of lines, ink and color. Flower-and-bird painting plays an important role in China traditional culture, and is often used to express beautiful natural scenery and meanings.