Zheng Wuchang And His The History Of Chinese Art

By researching the academic writings of Zheng Wuchang,this article is going to uncover the writings of Chinese art history in the Republic of China(1912-1949).On the one hand,this article will review the life of Zheng Wuchang including his activities in painting,art theory,publishing and teaching.By this means,we will find Zheng’s central idea of his life and the academic circle’s main trend of Chinese art history at that time.On the other hand,this article will focus on Zheng’s The History of Chinese Art.By analyzing this book’s texts and structure,reveal it’s real situation on writing.Zheng is an example of the art history circle between 1912-1949.