Since the 1950s, the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts (now Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University) has gradually developed a distinctive artistic lineage and academic community centered on decorative painting, passed down through generations of influential artists such as Zhang Ding, Pang Xunqin, Wu Guanzhong, Yuan Yunfu, Zhu Danian, Chang Shana, Qiao Shiguang, Du Dakai, and Liu Jude.

This system stands alongside the academic tradition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, represented by Xu Beihong, and the lineage of the National Academy of Art in Hangzhou led by Lin Fengmian—together forming the major artistic schools that shaped the landscape of 20th-century Chinese art history. Zhu Danian (1916–1995) was a key figure and one of the most representative artists within this tradition.

Since the 1950s, the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts (now Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University) has gradually developed a distinctive artistic lineage and academic community centered on decorative painting, passed down through generations of influential artists such as Zhang Ding, Pang Xunqin, Wu Guanzhong, Yuan Yunfu, Zhu Danian, Chang Shana, Qiao Shiguang, Du Dakai, and Liu Jude. This system stands alongside the academic tradition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, represented by Xu Beihong, and the lineage of the National Academy of Art in Hangzhou led by Lin Fengmian—together forming the major artistic schools that shaped the landscape of 20th-century Chinese art history. Zhu Danian (1916–1995) was a key figure and one of the most representative artists within this tradition.