<P> Early Spring, by Guo Xi (c. 1020--1090), 1072 . </P> <Li> <P> The Sakyamuni Buddha, by Zhang Shengwen, c. 1173--1176 </P> </Li> <P> The Sakyamuni Buddha, by Zhang Shengwen, c. 1173--1176 </P> <Li> <P> Painting by Emperor Huizong of Song, a renowned scholar and painter, 1112 </P> </Li>

Why was landscape painting highly valued in song-dynasty china