If you are also a nearsighted person, then congratulations, you are one step closer to the psychological distance to Water Lilies by Monet. Before Monet, painters were using lines to outline the world in their paintings, but Monet broke the stranglehold of lines on painting — he used only pure…

Since the Quaternary period, southwest China was less affected by the Ice Age catastrophe and therefore preserved a lot of wild vegetation, including most of the plants of the Camellia sinensis family, or what we now call “Tea”. However, in the early days, people in China did not consider tea…

Let me share with you an old story. There was a big tree with many leaves by the river, so tall but no one cut it down for many years. On a summer day, the lumberjack passed by this tree with his apprentice, who asked, “Why don’t we cut it…

Macedonian phalanx is an infantry combat formation which was one of the secrets of the Macedonian kingdom’s victory. 2,000 years ago, when the art of war was still unformed, Macedonian phalanxes used to be so powerful by the coordination of different types of soldiers. …

Imagine when dance incorporates martial arts, acrobatics and opera. In Chinese dance, the combination of strength and softness is considered to be a profound beauty. This beauty requires the cooperation of the body and the mind. …

Let’s start by comparing the two murals.

When it comes to perspective in painting you must think of many famous paintings, such as The Last Supper.