Prime Minister Painter Han Huang and His Rural Life Works

摘要

Han Huang was the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Daizong in Tang Dynasty (726-779). Compared with his rough official experiences, his achievements in painting have always been recognized by the public. Han Huang often went to the countryside to investigate mass condition and incorporated his attention to agriculture and his sympathy for farmers into his painting works during his long-term administration of local works, thus he created lots of masterpieces of rural life.