| Two prevailing trends represented by "Four Wangs"of old style and "Four Monks" of fresh style appeared in the early Qing dynasty. In the middle Qing, a group of painters in the Yangzhou area used novel style to express their charm and personality and formed the "Yangzhou School". By the late Qing, a more gentle and delicate style emerged. At the same time, some painters such as Wu Changshuo and Zhao Zhiqian initiated a Xieyi style for flower and bird painting. After the mid-19th century, many painters and artists gathered in some coastal cities with developed economy such as Shanghai and Guangzhou and formed new styles or schools such as "Shanghai School" and "Lingnan School", which influence Chinese painting even today. |
