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