Discussion on Paintings in LIAO Dynasty Incarnating the Qidan Nationality Culture

The rulers of the LIAO Dynasty paid attention to learn Chinese culture.The influence of the Chinese culture made them attach great importance to the art of drawing.As a result,artists came forth in large numbers and abundant art works emerged.While the paintings in the LIAO Dynasty accepted the influence of the Chinese culture,they also enriched themselves with their own national habits,customs and aesthetic characteristics to have created some fresh artistic phenomena and aesthetic futures different from the Chinese art,which incarnated the brilliant quality of nomadic culture of the Qidan nationality.