The Parting of Su and Li The earliest type of Chinese painting was figure painting. From the time of the Yellow Emperor through the Han dynasty, paintings of exemplary or evil emperors were used for didactic purposes.
從傳說中黃帝畫蚩尤像以弭蠢亂開始，到三代以堯舜桀紂之像作為禮教輔助之誡；人物畫扮演著政教推行的角色。