The invention relates to a picture display method and device. A corrected picture for display is obtained by processing an original picture according to height and width dimensions of the original picture, height and width dimensions of a display window and height and width dimensions of a minimum display region, so that the consistence of displaying pictures in different dimensions can be guaranteed, a user is provided with the optimal reading experience, the readability of the abbreviated pictures is guaranteed as much as possible, and transformation and distortion of the pictures after abbreviation are prevented.