用英语介绍中国——国画

Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as Guohua.

中国国画是现存世界最古老的传统艺术之一，传统绘画又称为国画。

Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. The most popular materials for paintings are paper and silk.

国画是用毛笔蘸水、墨、彩作画，常以宣纸和丝帛作为画布。

The finished work can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or handscrolls.

国画作品装裱成卷轴，如立轴或横轴。

The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots or animals.

最早的国画不是写实的，而是装饰性的，通常是图案而不是图画。早期的陶器上面画有螺旋形线条、锯状线条、点状或动物形状图案。

Traditional Chinese painting includes landscape painting, figures, bird and flowers.

国画分为山水、人物、花鸟画。

Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.

山水画被认为是国画之最。

The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period is known as the Great Age of Chinese Landscape.

五代十国到北宋时期被认为是中国山水画的巅峰时期。