With a lasting civilization of several thousand years．China offers the world a rich culture．which constitutes an important part of human civilization and wisdom．Chinese culture is both unique and inclusive,and consists of what is grown in this 0riental 0and as well as diverse elements from other Cultures．
Chinese arts are the gems of Chinese culture．They carry the heritage of traditional Chinese culture,embody the personalities of artists and cultivate the national character．Chinese artists strive for an integration of beauty and goodness,communication between passion and reason and harmony between man and nature．For several thousand years,Chinese people have enjoyed their lives and creations through their artistic pursuits．

Foreword
Calligraphy
Calligraphy：The Core of Chinese Culture
Evolution of Styles：The Growth of Calligraphy
The Four Treasures of the Study：They Record Civilization
Forms of Calligraphic Works
Inner Mirroring：The wav to Enjoy Calligraphic Works
Lanting Xu：7he Zenith of Running-Script Calligraphic Works
The Four Masters of Regular-Script Writing
Crazy Zhang(Zhang Xu)and Drunken Su(Monk Huaisu),Masters of the Grass Script
Personality Decides Calligraphic Quality
Chinese Seal：Dancing Beijing
Painting
Chinese Painting：Unity of Poetry,Calligraphy,Painting and Seal-Cutting
The Childhood of Chinese Painting
Figure Painting：Vivid and Lifelike
Genre Painting：Snapshots of Ancient Life
Landscape Painting：Indoor Tour of Mountains and Waters
Flower-and-Bird Painting
Noble Symbols in Flower-and-Bird Painting
Dunhuang Frescoes：Treasures of Chinese Art
Paintings and Poems：Sister Arts洱
Meticulous Style and Sketching-Thoughts Style
Music
Chinese Music：An Art of Harmony
Ritual,Music and Civilization
Guqin：The Oldest Plucked String Instrument of China
High Mountains and Flowing Streams：Guqin Music in Outer Space
Pipa：“Like Pouring Large and Small Pearls Onto a Plate of Jade”
Zheng：Another Chinese Zither
Erhu and Spring Water Reflects the Moon
The Butterfly Lovers：A Violin Concer to
What a Beautiful lasmine Flower
Shanqu Folk Song
Muqam and Folk Long Song,f)6
Opera
Four Basic Skills：The World as a Stage
The History：Over 2,000 Years
Kunqu Opera：Orchid in the Garden of Operas
Peking Opera：The National Drama
Mei Lanfang：Introducing Peking Opera to the World
Local Operas：The Significance of Gongs and Drums
Dance
Chinese Dance：Close Ties with Music and Opera
Primitive Dance：The Dancing Shadows of the Primitive People
Ceremonial and Music Dance：Dancing for Ceremony and Propriety
Professional Female Dance：Carefree Soft Music and Graceful Dance
Religious Dance：Dancing upon the Encounter between Gods and Humans
Ethnic Dances：Flowing Customs
Modern Dance：Confluence of Oriental and Western Dance
Epilogue
Appendix：Chinese Dynasties