中国文化 艺术

contentsprefacecalligraphy: writing as artunique chinese charactersthe four treasures of the studythe sage of calligraphy and the best running script work in the worldthe four regular script mastersunrestrained cursive scripttraditional calligraphy and modern lifepainting: silent poems in praise of nature and peopleunique chinese paintingdepicting both ancient and contemporary figureselegant ladiesexpressing feelings through mountains and riversflowers and birdsalong the river during the qingming festivalchanging with the timessculpture: three-dimensional artoriental charmancient bronze sculpturesthe terracotta armybuddhist statues in chinapublic sculpturemusic: sound for the soulmusic and the mindtraditional stringed and woodwind instrumentsancient tunesethnic musicsinging aloud: popular songschinese musicians in the modern agedance: the beat of lifewhen singing is not enough, people danceceremonial dancethe golden age of dancefolk dancedances from naturedance that celebrates lifedrama: a big world on a small stagean ancient artchinese drama: from birth to maturitythe elegance of kun operabeijing operafrom greek drama to chinese huaju