Landscape painting too enjoyed a golden era as the four masters of the Five Dynasties (Qing Hao, Guan Tong, Dong Yuan and Ju Ran) passed the genre's torch to the four giants of the Northern Song (Li Cheng, Guo Xi, Fan Kuan and Mi Fu).
而山水畫經過五代四大家荊浩、關仝、董源和巨然的努力已臻成熟，到了北宋李成、郭熙、范寬和米芾四大家達到全盛。