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PREFACE 6

CALLIGRAPHY：WRITING AS ART 10

Unique Chinese Characters 12

The Four Treasures of the Study 18

The Sage of Calligraphy and the Best Running Script Work in the World 21

Four Regular Script Masters 25

Unrestrained Cursive Script 30

Traditional Calligraphy and Modern Life 34

PAINTING：SILENT POEMS IN PRAISE OF NATURE AND HUMAN LIFE 38

Unique Chinese Painting 40

Depicting Both Ancient and Contemporary Figures 43

Elegant Demeanor of Ladies 51

Expressing Feelings through Mountains and Rivers 54

Charming Flowers and Birds 61

Masterpiece：Along the River During the Qingming Festival 68

Painting Should Change with the Times 72

SCULPTURE：THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART 78

Plastic Arts with Oriental Charm 80

Ancient Bronze Sculptures 83

“Conquest of Six States by the First Emperor of China”Viewed from Terracotta Warriors and Horses 88

Localization of Buddhist Statues in China 92

Western and Eastern Urban Sculptures 103

MUSIC：SOUL-PENETRATING SOUND 106

Music Comes from the Mind 108

Knowledge about Traditional Stringed and Woodwind Instruments 111

Melodious Ancient Tunes 117

Lingering Ethnic Sound 121

Singing Aloud：Great Popularization of Songs 127

Chinese Musicians in the New Period 133

DANCES：BEATS OF LIFE 138

When Singing is not Enough,People Dance 140

Ceremonial Classic Music：Dancing for Rites 144

Golden Age of Musical Dances 148

Humorous Folk Dances 153

Dances from Nature 156

Dancing to Show Beautiful Life 161

DRAMA：A BIG WORLD ON A SMALL STAGE 164

An Ancient Art 166

The History of the Chinese Drama：from Birth to Maturity 171

The Kun Opera with Extreme Elegance 175

The World-famous“Beijing Opera” 178

From“Drama”of Greek to“Huaju”of China 184