What is the name of Chinese painting?

In ancient times, Chinese painting had no definite name, and it was generally called painters. Known as Chinese painting in modern times, it is different from foreign paintings such as oil paintings (also known as western paintings) imported from the west.

Chinese painting is a painting created by China's unique pen and ink and pigments in accordance with long-term forms of expression and artistic laws.

The earliest paintings were primitive rock paintings and painted pottery paintings. During the Warring States period, there appeared paintings painted on silk fabrics, namely silk paintings.

China is known as "the same origin of calligraphy and painting". Chinese painting interacts with calligraphy and seal cutting, forming a painting style with lines as the main modeling means.

In today's world art history, China's traditional painting can be divided into figure painting, landscape painting, flower-and-bird painting, boundary painting, flowers, fruits, feathers, animals, insects and fish.