Poetry and painting belong to different domains in the western history of literature and art. They are generally considered to be distinct in artistic expression and divergent in terms of media, content and mode of expression. Is that the case with Chinese poetry and painting? With rich and colorful artistic forms and styles, both poetry and painting reached the peak of Chinese art and literature in the Tang Dynasty, forming an integral part of the splendid ancient Chinese culture. What interesting stories can be found behind the Tang poems and paintings? Were they closely related? Which forms of expression linked them together? Follow our lecture to appreciate poetry in painting and painting in poetry.