In order to gather the 30 years since the 1976 China's oil development in the word "new era", as if in the history of the stages and the actual oil development there was a contradiction between. Of course, the contradictions and problems, will not affect our understanding of China since the 1976 oil painting development. Recalling the 20th century, the development of Chinese oil paintings, in 1949, after the tradition of realism oil paintings created in the theme of the requirements of the times, the emergence of a new look, but also brought new problems. For social services oil painting with the theme of praise, the group reflected the era's works came into being on behalf of the times, these works as a Chinese style and the national character of the witness, who is the history of the development of Chinese oil paintings pride. Known as the second generation of oil painters of the group of people wholesale oil painting , whether they absorbed the art of European painting tradition, or the Soviet Union to accept the trend of oil, or insist on the position of the Yan'an Revolutionary art, are hand painted oil painting the times the art of the mission of its own responsibility. In the spirit reflected in the content, although inevitably there are limitations of the times, but the kind of sincere and not self-interest, dedication and character hidden personality, so that paintings of this period shows a tendency oil painting reproductions towards groups. Tragedy occurred in the mid-60s, 10 years of development, will be a tendency to expand for the history of disasters, extreme political groups, and so immersed in the Chinese oil paintings in bright red. 1976 to 1985, in the face of the "Cultural Revolution" of reflection, in the face of gradually opening up the social development, are increasingly face Pengtao al Western modern art trends, Chinese oil paintings began a new historical period of development.
     After 1985, the development of Chinese oil paintings of modern art in the West thought the impact of the formation of individualism orientation, highlights the diversity of the face, the mainstream rebel theme is the trend of creative and become a fashion. Therefore, the fashion house with a variety of oil paintings side by side and line fashion. In the absence of the portrait painting representative of the era of the times, of missing the spirit of contemporary Chinese oil painting has become a big problem. Although some people do not agree with the view that does not lack the spirit of contemporary oil paintings, then, this involves the "spirit" and "the spirit of" a number of conceptual problems, if not to dwell on some text, the spirit and the spirit is still there different, a new generation of oil painters during the 20th century a group of 50 oil paintings in the spirit of the pursuit of respect, there is a big difference; and touched the spirit of the times and content, also in the connotations are quite different. This can be seen from the concrete out of the screen. On the other hand, is associated with commercial intrusion also seriously affect the outlook of the contemporary Chinese oil paintings, but also become a kind of handmade oil painting difficult to cure disease.
     It is for this reason, one designed to "review and display", "Research and summed up" the "up and down the river - the new era of Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition", thus causing the oil sector and the community attached great importance to Mr. Zhan Jianjun, "the new era of Chinese oil paintings Forum "on the" consciously build China oil painting art school china oil painting ", which is precisely the point to try to reverse the contemporary Chinese oil paintings in the development of the two major issues, which is almost a continuation of his teachers, Ai Zhongxin's generation canvas ideal home pursuit. For contemporary Chinese oil paintings in the development of China's oil industry executives put forward the "Chinese oil paintings focus on the development wholesale oil painting of a strategic shift from the past century is to learn and create something in the world, based on the local community, pioneering and innovative Century" . How to understand the "strategic shift", how to evaluate Chinese oil paintings in the contemporary world pattern status, is not like some people say, it is necessary to understand and study the new century oil painting art, it is necessary to come to China. We are obviously the development of Contemporary Chinese Oil Paintings Achievement too high, for the establishment of the "China school" too optimistic.