The Research Of The Prevalent Trend Of "Tiaofu"(the Vertically-hung Scroll) Painting During The Mid And Late Ming Dynasty In Regions South Of The Yangtze River

“Tiaofu” painting is a style of Chinese traditional painting,which was called “Dantiao”(a single hanging scroll)and “Jintiao” in Ming Dynasty.It was popular in the region of the southern Yangtze river during that period.”It didn't appear until Ming dynasty.So popular and people love it.”Wen Zhenheng,a famous calligrapher and painter in Ming dynasty said so.The prevalent trend of Tiaofu painting is not only an art phenomenon,it's a social phenomenon as well.This article mainly focuses on finding influencing factors that help promote the trend.As to understand this trend better,the research starts from tracing the source of the word “Dantiao” by reviewing the article and pictures from Ming dynasty.Secondly,statistical methods are used to collect more information by counting the remaining artworks.According to the data,Tiaofu painting is a kind of long and narrow but not very large painting.The length of it's inner part are less than 200 cm mostly.How did it start to become popular? It's historical background shows a lot possible answers.The development of economic,culture and technique created an atmosphere of interior decoration while higher houses and larger gardens were built.A great demand of painting and calligrapher was also generated under the circumstances.The changed indoor space needed a new style of painting to decorate it,and that's Tiaofu painting.In general,the prevalent trend of Tiaofu painting shows the process that how the art and artworks changed to fit the needs of people and art market.What we called as “traditional Chinese painting” today should be considered as a developing and changing system but not a stiff and stereotype one.And what we call “modern” today will become “tradition” some day.