As you know Chinese painting and calligraphy are the essence of Chinese culture. This is a must you will discover.

The art museum you are going to visit which houses a unique collection of local arts such like shadow puppets, paper cutting and mask making.Each part of the museum will be explained by the museum guide and then you will get to know the story behind the artworks, their hidden meaning and cultural allusions. You can learn and understand a lot about China through those artworks.

The last part is really the highlight of the museum. You will sit down at table with ink and brushes and learn how to write the Chinese characters.

After a brief introduction of the way to write the Chinese characters , the guide will show you how to perform the 8 basic brush strokes. Finally you will hold the animal hair brush and try your hand at simple Chinese characters.