Examples of Wang Wei in the following topics:
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- The great poet Wang Wei first created the brush and ink painting of shan-shui, literally "mountains and waters."
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- The painting of the early years of the dynasty included such painters as the orthodox Six Masters, including the Four Wangs.
- The Six Masters include the flower painter Yun Shouping, the landscape painter Wu Li, and the Four Wangs: Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Yuanqi, and Wang Hui.
- Wang Hui, Clearing Autum Sky over a Fishing Vilage, hanging scroll, ink and light colors on paper (1680)
- Wang Hui and the three other Wangs dominated Orthodox art in China throughout the late Ming and early Qing periods.
- Of the Four Wangs, Wang Hui is considered to be the best-known today.
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- One of these famous calligraphers was Wang Xizhi, who lived during the 4th century CE in the middle of the Jin Dynasty.
- Wang Xizhi was traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy, and he is considered by many to be one of the most esteemed Chinese calligraphers of all time and a master of all forms of Chinese calligraphy, especially the running script.
- The Lantingji Xu is a famous work of calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, composed in the year 353 CE.
- Main text of a Tang Dynasty copy of Wang Xizhi's Lantingji Xu, by Feng Chengsu.
- Throughout Chinese history, many copies were made of the Lantingji Xu, which described the beauty of the landscape around the Orchid Pavilion and the get-together of Wang Xizhi and his friends.
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- The Six Dynasties is a collective term for six Chinese dynasties during the periods of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE; also known as the Eastern Wu or the Cao Wei), the Jin Dynasty (265–420 CE), and the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589 CE, which include the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang, and Chen Dynasties).
- Wei mechanical engineer Ma Jun is considered by many to be the equal of his predecessor Zhang Heng.
- He invented a hydraulic-powered, mechanical puppet theater designed for Emperor Ming of Wei; square-pallet chain pumps for irrigation of gardens in Luoyang; and the ingenious design of the South Pointing Chariot, a non-magnetic directional compass operated by differential gears.
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- Wang Meng was a famous painter of the Yuan Dynasty, and one of his most famous works is the Forest Grotto.
- Wang Meng and the great masters of the Yuan Dynasty exclusively painted landscapes, which they believed to be the visible key to the invisible reality.
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- It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang.
- Philosophical works written by Yang Xiong (53 BCE – 18 CE), Huan Tan (43 BCE – 28 CE), Wang Chong (27–100 CE), and Wang Fu (78–163 CE) questioned whether human nature was innately good or evil and posed challenges to Dong's universal order.
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- The reconstructed buildings embrace architectural influences ranging from the Eastern Han to the Northern Wei of China, as well as from the Three Kingdoms of Korea, particularly the Baekje Kingdom.
- On the other hand, major Asuka-style characteristics seen in Hōryu-ji and resembling designs found in the Yungang Grottoes (from the Northern Wei in China) include the railings, decorated with repeat-patterned swastika, and the entasis columns.
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- Because of its close location to the northern Chinese states, such as the Northern Wei, Buddhism was first introduced to the Goguryeo Kingdom in 372 CE.
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- Buddhism was introduced to Goguryeo first in 372 CE because of its close location to the northern Chinese states, such as the Northern Wei.
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- One particular case of freehand style (xieyi hua) may be noted in the work of the child prodigy Wang Yani, born in 1975, who started painting at age 3 and has since considerably contributed to the exercise of the style in contemporary artwork.