What is the history of China's painting?

China's painting has a long history and fine traditions. From ancient times to the Warring States period, silk paintings, portrait bricks and stone relief in the Han Dynasty all reached a high level. Since Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, many famous painters and schools have emerged with their own distinctive artistic characteristics and styles. During the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, there appeared "three outstanding figures in the Six Dynasties", including Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.