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The Tang Dynasty was a time when art flourished in China It has been argued that this was largely because of the Silk Road The constant flow of new and foreign people bought stylistic changes toChan painting flourished particularly in Chengdu, the capital of the petty state of Shu, to which many artists went as refugees from the chaotic north in the last years before the Tang dynasty fell Among them was Guanxiu (貫休), an eccentric who painted Buddhist saints with a weird air and exaggerated features that had a strong appeal to members of the Chan sectPaintingduring the Tang Dynasty was (for the first time) dominated by landscape painting, known as shan shui(mountainwater) painting, which consisted of scenic views of mountains, rivers and waterfalls, depicted with pen and ink rather than paint (See Pen and Ink Drawings) Chinese Painting Sui 581 618 And Tang 618 907 Dynasties Britannica Art forms of the tang dynasty