Village in the Snow

In modern times, landscape painter further develop the techniques of snow painting on the basis of summing up the previous experience, and making it become an independent type of Chinese landscape painting. Chinese snow painting mainly shows the grand snow scene of the northern part of China especially Northeast China region. In snow winter, all is covered in silvery white snow, as if we enter a fairyland. That's why people appreciate the snow scene, for its pureness.

Artist like painting snow landscape, because snow that is bound up with their soul. Snow landscape  is a symbol. Artist painting snow scene not especially for emphasizing the cold of the snowy world, but for giving expression to their mood through painting. In a sheer whiteness, all the dirt seems disappeared. It reflects painter's feeling of high moral principle and detachment.

Chinese Pheasant Painting

Chinese Plum Blossom or Peony & Pheasant Fengshui Painting: Jin Shang Tian Hua(锦上添花). Pheasant is under a flower (the flower is often plum blossom or peony). Peony is a symbol of riches and honour. The combination is literally called "add flowers to the brocade", that means "to make perfection still more perfect", "a double portion of good fortune".

Chinese Magnolia & Pheasant Fengshui Painting: Jin Yu Man Tang(金玉满堂)/Yu Lou Jin Xiu(玉楼锦绣). In Chinese, the first character of pheasant is "jin(锦)" which sounds like the word "gold(金 )", and that of magnolia is "jade(玉)", these two characters constitute the word "jin yu(金玉)", so this combination symbolizes "Treasures fill the homeJin".

Chinese Pheasant & Laurustinus Painting: Jin Xiu Qian Cheng(锦绣前程). In Chinese, the first character of pheasant is "jin(锦)", and that of laurustinus is "xiu(绣)", these two characters constitute the word "jin xiu(锦绣)" which means bright. So this combination expresses the good wishes for the bright prospect and glorious future.

Just as Bruce Lee's name shows, dragon is a symbol of art and spirit in Chinese traditional arts. The dragon overcomes obstacles until success is his. He is energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious. The dragon brings so many amazing meanings to Chinese traditional arts like Chinese paintings.

Dragon

Unlike the negative energies associated with Western Dragons, most Eastern Dragons are beautiful, friendly, and wise. They are the angels of the Orient. Instead of being hated, they are loved and worshiped  Temples and shrines have been built to honor them, for they control the rain, rivers, lakes, and seas. Many Chinese cities have pagodas where people used to burn incense and pray to dragons.

The Chinese dragon always symbolizes power and excellence, valiancy and boldness, heroism and perseverance, nobility and divinity. The Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, proudly proclaim themselves "Long De Chuan Ren"(Descendents of the Dragon). Dragons are referred to as the divine mythical creature that brings with it ultimate abundance, prosperity and good fortune.