Dong Yuan, Li Cheng and Fan Kuan, the three great artists in the history of China's painting. Tang Yuan once said: "From the Six Dynasties to the early Tang Dynasty, although there were many painters, their brushwork was deeply ancient. Starting from Grace Wai Wong, Zhang Yun, Bi Hong and Zheng Qian, they had a surprise and understanding of it. Five generations of Jing and Guan, but don't be innovative, learn before washing. In the Song Dynasty, Dong Yuan, Li Cheng and Fan Kuan were the masters of the three schools, and there was no one before them, so they prepared the landscape method. " They did create a new style of painting that the Tang people did not explore, and perfected China's landscape painting.

The Three Masters of Northern Song Dynasty not only created great wealth at that time, but also were praised by later generations, which set a new milestone for literati painting after more than 700 years.