山水畫、樓閣畫歷來密不可分，二者一起形象地反映中國人自古以來追求與自然相契合的精神理念。本卷彙集了北京故宮博物院藏隋、五代、兩宋山水樓閣畫59幀，藉此勾勒出中國古代山水樓閣畫淵源流變的大致脈絡，希望讀者通過直觀更真切地感受到蘊涵其中的民族文化精神。 Painting in the Song dynasty put on display for the first time in the albums. Nearly all paintings in book I bear a signature or colophon of the painter. Book II consists mainly of single leaves of sketches by anoymous painters.