Ancient Chinese paintings can be traced back to as early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, when people began to use minerals to draw simple pictures.
Xu Wei (1521-1593) is also known as Xu Wenchang and, over the last hundreds of years, he has been quite a legend among ordinary Chinese people.
According to historical records, some 150 painters, about one-fifth of all the Ming Dynasty painters, were in Suzhou, and they formed an influential school of painting.
Flowers and bird have close relationship with human's daily life. Even since ancient times, they have been the subjects of art.
Chinese Buddhism and the Buddhist art were introduced from the Western Regions such as India and Afghanistan. The origin of the Buddhist painting can retrospect to the period between 6th and 5th century BC.
China Contemporary Ceramics Art Exhibition in Nantong, which will run through January 15, 2014, features 240 works of art from 56 well-known ceramic artists.
Visitors enjoy artist Claude Monet's artwork Wisteria at Taiwan's National Museum of History in Taipei, November 13, 2013.