元朝建立后,江南的太湖流域迅速恢复生产,成为文人向往的乐土。经济的发展为文人提供了生活上的保证与交通的便利,文化的兴盛、富绅的赞助及杰出文人的个人魅力吸引着大批文人前来,宽松的政治环境也令他们能够自由抒发情性。太湖流域由此成为全国绘画的中心,中国文人画也发展到一个高峰。这一发展趋势对明清画坛亦有肇始之功。 After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the Taihu Lake basin in the south of the Yangtze River quickly resumed production and became a paradise for scholars to aspire to. The economic development has provided literary men with guarantees of life and convenient transportation. The rise of culture, the sponsorship of rich gentry and the outstanding charisma of literati attracted a large number of scholars. The relaxed political environment also enabled them to freely express their affection. As a result, the Taihu Lake basin became the center of national painting and the Chinese literati paintings also reached a peak. This trend of development also has its origins in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.