Chinese art, particularly landscape paintings, suggest a very different relationship between humans and nature. Daoists speak of a harmony among all aspects of nature, and say "Heaven and earth and I ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout ... such as the materials used in calligraphy and the nature of the Chinese ...

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) artist and theorist Dong Qichang categorized Chinese painting into northern and southern schools by tracing their historical lineages and examining their aesthetic qualities.