In ancient China, playing the piano (guqin), playing chess (Weiqi), calligraphy (writing brush) and painting (traditional Chinese painting) were the skills that literati and poets (including some aristocratic families) had to master in order to cultivate their self-cultivation, which were collectively called piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Guqin is one of the oldest plucked instruments in China, Weiqi was initiated by China, calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China, and ink painting is also unique in China. Therefore, Chyi Chin's paintings and calligraphy embody China's long history and traditional culture.
Clay sculpture art is an ancient and common folk art in China. It takes soil as raw material, hand-shaped, or plain or colorful, with figures and animals as the main ones. The clay sculpture art in China can be traced back to the Neolithic Age from 4000 years ago to 1000 years ago, and there are also many discoveries in the underground archaeology of prehistoric culture. The most famous clay sculptures in China are Zhang in Tianjin, clay figurines in Huishan in Wuxi and colored sculptures in Dunhuang Grottoes. The present clay sculpture art is a concrete portrayal of people's pursuit of returning to nature.