Evidence of painting as an art form which flourished in China as early as in prehistoric times has been found in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Jiangsu and Yunnan provinces, in the form of pictures painted on cliff faces. Some of these painted rock walls stretch for up to 300 kilometers.

Ⅰ De la periode neolithique jusqu'qux dynasties des xia,des Shang et des Zhou

Ⅱ Les dynasties des Qin et des Han

Ⅲ Ls dynasties des Wei,des Jin et cells du Sud et du Nord

Ⅳ Les dynasties des Sui et des Tang

Ⅴ Les Cina dynasties et les Dix Royanmes et la dynastie des Song

Ⅵ Les dynasties des Yuan ,des Ming et des Qing

Ⅶ Le XX siecle