The image and symbolism of horses has long been a staple of Chinese art and calligraphic painting. Modern Chinese artists influenced by European art such as Xu Beihong have left representative works featuring horses, showing that horses certainly have a special status in Chinese culture. (Alfonz Lengyel / translated into Chinese by Julia Kung)
馬的形象與意象，一直是中國書畫合一藝術中的要角，近代徐悲鴻、常玉等深受歐洲藝術影響的中國畫家，也都有畫馬的代表作，可見馬在中國文化中確有特殊地位。