所谓山水画，就是以描写山川自然景色为主体的绘画。中国古代山水画形成于魏晋南北朝时期，后经历代画师的创新和发展，逐渐形成了独具中国特色的画风。山水画在描绘物象上，主要运用线条、墨色来表现形体、质感，有着高度的表现力，并与诗词、款赋、书法篆刻艺术相结合，以达到形神兼备、气韵生动的效果。历史上，山水画名家层出不穷，作品更是灿若繁星、汗牛充栋。
The so-called landscape painting refers to the painting with the description of the natural scenery of mountains and rivers as the main body. Ancient Chinese landscape painting was formed in the period of Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties. After the innovation and development of painters of all dynasties, it gradually formed a unique style of painting with Chinese characteristics. In the description of objects and images, landscape painting mainly uses lines and ink colors to express the body and texture, which has a high degree of expressiveness, and is combined with poetry, style and Fu, calligraphy and seal cutting art, so as to achieve the effect of both form and spirit and vivid charm. In history, famous landscape painters emerge one after another, and their works are even more brilliant and colorful.