Expression of experience and description of vision: Different views of Chinese painting and western painting

The great differences between Chinese landscape and western landscape in painting language are the result of the different views on painting. One important difference is that Chinese landscape stresses the expression of experience while western painting emphasizes the description of vision. The over-emphasis on experience led to the decline of Chinese landscape in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In contrast, western landscape became consummate in late 19th century, generating varied styles of painting in following periods.