The most famous landscape painting in China.

Gu Kaizhi is from Wuxi, Jiangsu. He is proficient in poetry and calligraphy, but he is best at painting. The fame of his map of Lushan Mountain can be said to be passed down from generation to generation. The map of Lushan Mountain is also called Kuanglutu or Lushan Three Gorges Bridge. This painting in his hand shows the beauty of nature and has the reputation of "the first landscape painting in China in the true sense", which is said to have greatly influenced the creation of landscape paintings in later generations.

2. Five Dynasties Dong Yuan's Xiaoxiang Map

Dong Yuan was a master of painting in the Five Dynasties, and was called the originator of landscape painting in the South School. He is good at drawing landscapes, people and animals. His most original work is ink and wash landscape painting. The map of Xiaoxiang shows the mountains and rivers in the south. There are fishing boats in the quiet mountain forest, which is full of fun and excitement. This work is collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing today.

3. Sui Dynasty, Zhan Ziqian's "You Chuntu"

Zhan Ziqian was a master of painting in the Sui Dynasty. He is good at drawing figures, historical stories, palaces and pavilions, but landscape painting is the best. He has the reputation of "the ancestor of Tang painting". You Chuntu shows a scene full of spring, which is the oldest picture in the world. Today, You Chuntu is kept in the picture gallery of the Palace Museum.

4. Hao Jing's "Kuang Lu Tu" in the Five Dynasties

Kuang Lu Tu, a silk ink painting created by Hao Jing in the Five Dynasties, is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. In this painting, the precipice is absolutely steep, and there is a cloud forest and a Ma Pingchuan, although you can't see the specific method. However, pen and ink show the majestic momentum of mountains, and the smoke is far-reaching and ethereal, which is a step forward compared with the mountains and rivers in the Tang Dynasty.

5. Fan Jianglou Pavilion by Li Sixun in Tang Dynasty.

Due to the status of the imperial clan and the rich life in the Tang Dynasty, Li Sixun especially loved the magnificent pavilions and beautiful green landscape creation, which coincided with the prosperous weather in the Tang Dynasty and the aesthetic taste of the court nobles. "Sailing Pavilion on the River" is the representative work of China's early green landscape painting style.