Summarize the development history of ancient painting art in China.

Pottery paintings and murals appeared in the Neolithic Age, and the bud of painting art began to appear. Silk painting appeared in the Warring States period, and painting became an independent art. In the Han Dynasty, the types of painting increased, and the contents of silk painting and murals became richer. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, literati paintings with outstanding personality began to appear, and a number of famous painters emerged, and painting theories also began to appear. China's painting art gradually matured. In the Tang Dynasty, the scope of painting themes was expanded, painting expression techniques were mature, and painting art reached prosperity. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, landscape painting developed into an independent painting, and literati landscape painting changed from focusing on realism to paying more attention to artistic conception and pinning thoughts and feelings. At the same time, the art of literati genre painting and figure painting also developed. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, literati painting continued to develop in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and many literati painters and works with distinctive styles emerged. At the same time, woodcut prints have become illustrations of novels and plays, and New Year pictures, stickers and paper-cutting have become increasingly prosperous.

This topic mainly examines students' overall grasp of the achievements of China's ancient painting art in different periods. It is difficult to answer because of its long time span and many contents. Pay attention to the time sequence and summarize when answering.