In terms of artistic expression, traditional ink paintings have been concerned primarily with conveying the solitary yet self-contented spirit of Lao Zi and Chuang Zi. However, with the rise of knowledge, modern society has gradually come to appreciate even more subtle aspects of the soul.
在意境上，傳統山水畫表達的多是老莊玄學的空靈自適或孤芳自賞，然而知識領域拓展後，現代人逐漸體認出內心更隱微、更深刻的心靈層次。