The intellectual level in Western Europe and the artistic level in Eastern Europe are, on the whole, higher than in America.

西欧的知识水平和东欧的艺术水平总体上高于美国。

The Ink and wash painting holds a high status in the history of Chinese painting, and it is even regarded as the criterion to evaluate the artistic level of Oriental paintings.

水墨画在中国绘画史上具有很高的地位，甚至被认为是衡量东方绘画艺术水平的标准。