Chinese Art (Volume 1 and 2) - National Cadre Learning Reader

Author: Organized and compiled by the National Cadre Training Teaching Material Editorial and Guidance Committee
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Publishing Date: 2002-02-01
Features: China Art still focuses on category-based arts, balancing tradition with a forward-looking perspective. The textbook is divided into two volumes:
Volume 1 includes chapters on Music, Dance, Quyi (Chinese folk narrative arts), Acrobatics · Puppets · Shadow Play, Opera, (Chinese), Film, and Television;
Volume 2 includes chapters on Architecture, Calligraphy, Painting, Sculpture, and Craftsmanship.
China Art aims to provide a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the development and aesthetic characteristics of each art category. Recognizing and understanding the history and current state of Chinese art, as well as the unique laws and creativity of each category, should also be a necessary condition for modern Chinese people to enhance national confidence and improve socialist cultural literacy.