Chinese Paintig(国画） Are you familiar with Chinese painting? It is the main form of Chinese art.Chinese Painting is painted on Xuan paper or silk by ink and color . It's different from Western art and the works are painted in traditional style . It has the unique Chinese aesthetic and artistic technique. According to object, Chinese painting can be classified as Chinese Landscape painting, Chinese Bird-and-flower painting , Chinese Figure Painting. On the other hand, according to the technique, it can be classified as Xieyi (Freehand style) and Gongbi (Fine-brush).

Square Dancing(广场舞） In China, the woman who is more than 40 year-old is called Da Ma, and they are a powerful group。They have certain money and most of them don't have work ，So they have lots of free time. They buy house everywhere or fly to the foreign country to buy the brands. Now they have invaded the square at night. when the night comes, a group of Da Ma go to the square, playing the music and dance until 9 o’clock. About few years ago, only few women would do this, but now, as the economy develops, people live a better life, so they begin to find entertainment. More and more people take part in the Square dance . When we go out at night, we may find them dance everywhere. I think Square dance is a good way for people to exercise, they can keep fit.

Chinese Calligraphy Are you familiar with chinese calligraphy? It's different from other type of handwritings. Calligraphy is the art of handwriting and it literally means beautiful writing. It's a significant part of the chinese civilization. Calligraphy has also influenced ink and wash painting, in which similar tools and techniques are implemented.The paper, ink, brush, and inkstone are the essential tools of calligraphy: they are known together as the Four Treasures of the Study(文房四宝）。 In addition to these four tools, desk pads and paperweights are also used in calligraphy. My daughter has been learning calligraphy for 3 years and she likes calligraphy as well as Chinese painting. I wish she sticks to it.