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How many categories are Chinese paintings divided into?

Chinese paintings are usually divided into three categories: landscapes, flowers and birds, and figures.

If further divided, there are many categories of Chinese painting.

Chinese paintings have been classified at different periods in history, but they are difficult to express accurately.

The following are some of the more popular classifications: 1. In the "Xuanhe Painting Book" of the Song Dynasty, it is divided into Taoism, figures, palaces, tribes, dragons and fish, landscapes, animals, flowers and birds, and vegetables.

2. Deng Chun's "Hua Ji" in the Southern Song Dynasty is divided into miscellaneous paintings of immortals, Buddhas, ghosts and gods, biographies of people, landscapes, bamboos and rocks, flowers, bamboos and feathers, animals, insects and fish, houses, wooden boats and carts, fruits and vegetables, herbs, and small scenes.

3. Ming Dynasty Tao Zongyi's "Zhuigenglu" is divided into statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Jade Emperors and Taoist statues, Vajras, ghosts, gods, Arhats and holy monks, winds, clouds, dragons and tigers, missions in past lives, mountains and forests throughout the territory, flowers, bamboos and feathers, wild donkeys and beasts, human uses, and worlds.

Painting the tower, all the side growth, tilling and weaving, carving and inlaying green.

If further divided, there are many categories of Chinese painting.

Chinese paintings have been classified at different periods in history, but they are difficult to express accurately.