Yuan Chiang (Yuán Jiāng): A Master of Qing Dynasty Landscape Painting Yuan Chiang (Yuán Jiāng), born around 1671 in Yangzhou, China, was a pivotal figure in Qing Dynasty landscape painting—a genre that flourished during the reign of emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. Despite his humble origins within an artistic family – his nephew Yuan Yao also excelled as a painter – Yuan Chiang ascended to prominence through service at the im…