The emperor-painter, Hui-tsung or late Northern Sung, had left a significant remark on the fundamentals of pictorial realism of his time. In a court test, the emperor asked the academy painters to paint for the decoration of the palace walls. An 18-year-old anomynous painter won the favor of the aesthetically-critical emperor for his precise rendering of the look of a rose (rosa indica) in the midday of spring. The emperor demanded that the appearances of objects should elucidate the nature, the character, and the substance of themselves instantaneously. Such a demand signifies an elemental requirement in the aestheticism of Northern Sung knowledge of the subject. In this book, PAINTING BLOSSOM- ING TREES, Jia Pao-min, professor of Tien-tsin Academy of Fine Arts, demonstrates his adherence to this centuries-old principle, and, furthermore, his outstanding achievement in transforming knowledge into pictorial forms. Such a demand signifies an elemental requirement in the aestheticism of Northern Sung knowledge of the subject. In this book, PAINTING BLOSSOM- ING TREES, Jia Pao-min, professor of Tien-tsin Academy of Fine Arts, demonstrates his adherence to this centuries-old principle, and, furthermore, his outstanding achievement in transforming knowledge into pictorial forms. that is, the adequate Instilled through his long-time experience, prof. Jia emphasizes the sufficient understanding of the nature and structure of subjects in respect to the painting techiques, such as the joint of twig and branch, the movement of the bough, the texture of the bark, the growing time and pattern of the leaves, the composition of the blossoms, and the flowering season. As to the composition of the painting, he pays special notice to the assymmetry and the balance, the variation and the unity, and emphasizes the flowing movement and the articulate complexity. With regard to the aesthetic expression, he pursues for the enviting glamor and the captivating atmosphere of the scene, such as the floating aroma of the summer waterlily and the arresting grandeur of the winter plum blossoms. In general, prof. Jia puts forward a magnificent collection of his experience and achievements that lets us witness his gift on representing the flowering world with an adroit brush. In this book, and outstanding artist deserves the standing ovation of his readers.