Traditional Chinese Cultures

Chinese Folk Music

Chinese folk music is connected with ancient Chinese stories. One of the classics（经典著作）,shijing, included some folk songs from theWest Zhouto theSpring and Autumn Period. Traditional Chinese musical instruments includeguzheng,pipa,erhu,xiaoand so on.

Weiqi

Weiqi, calledyiin ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3,000 years. People believeweiqiis the beginning of all ancient chess games.

Chinese Handwriting

Chinese handwriting is a special art of Asian cultures. Brush handwriting is much loved around the world.WangXizhiwas very famous for brush handwriting. He made a great achievement in Chinese handwriting.

Chinese Painting

In ancient China, most of the Chinese paintings were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and water, flowers and birds, figures（人物）. The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water.