PrefaceChapter Ⅰ: The Expression of Individualities and Psychological Self Comfort——The Comparison of Historical Roles between Chinese and Western Paintings.The Carrier for Records of Human Events in Early Times - Rock and Cave PaintingsPottery Decoration and Decorations on Other WaresPaintings with Religious ThemesWestern Paintings from the Altar to a Man's WorldChinese Paintings of Propaganda, Education and SympathyChapter Ⅱ: The Directness of the Hunting Style and the Restraint of the Farming Style——A Comparison of Emotions between Chinese and Western Paintings.Directness and RestraintSense and SensibilityObjective and SubjectiveRestriction and OpeningChapter Ⅲ Express in a Flat Way and Place Feelings on the Landscape——A Comparison of the Tendency in Themes between Chinese and and Western PaintingsDifferent Expressive Ways on Same ThemesNarrative and Landscape PaintingsChapter Ⅳ: Colours and Inks——A Comparison of Colour Cone pts and Usage betweenChinese and Wesern PaintingsColours and Inks in LandscapesColour Taboos in PaintingFive-colour InksChapter Ⅴ: Rich-colour Painting and Light Water-ink Painting——Arison of Skills between Chinese and Western PaintingsFocus and Scattered-points PerspectiveSurface and LineAddition and SubtractionAbstraction, Generalization and RepresentationParts and the WholeChapter Ⅵ:Dialectics between Motion and Rest——Comparison of Representational Forms between Chinese and Western PaintingsAppendix: A Brief Introduction to Chinese and Western Painting Materials