Chinese Art History

The School of Art and Humanities at the China Academy of Art is a major center for the study of Chinese art history and theory. Inheriting the scholarly tradition established by scholars such as Fan Jingzhong and Cao Yiqiang, it emphasizes the integration of Western art historical methodologies with Chinese art history research, and has accumulated deep expertise in the study of landscape painting history and painting theory.

The Department of Art History and Theory at the School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts, is a pioneer in higher education for Chinese art history and theory. Renowned for its systematic teaching and research in Chinese art history, it has a deep scholarly tradition in landscape painting history, painting theory, and calligraphy and painting authentication.

The joint training program between the Palace Museum and the Central Academy of Fine Arts leverages the Palace Museum's rich collection of ancient painting and calligraphy works alongside the academic research strength of CAFA, possessing irreplaceable resource advantages in the fields of painting and calligraphy authentication, court painting history, and research on ancient Chinese landscape painting.

The Art History program at the School of Arts, Peking University, leverages the university's comprehensive disciplinary strengths to situate art historical research within the broader framework of the humanities. It emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives and methodological training, occupying a distinctive academic position in the field of Chinese art history.

The Department of Art History and Theory at Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design leverages Tsinghua's comprehensive disciplinary strengths, emphasizing cross-disciplinary research among design history, arts and crafts history, and Chinese art history. It holds a distinctive academic position in art history and theory teaching and research.