Topics of CHN331 Final Essay

Please pick ONE of the 3 topics below to finish your essay.

1. Please pick up any TWO seal artists from the below 3 schools and provide a full report of their life and seal art achievement:

Zhe school, Wan school or Qi Baishi / Wu Changshuo.

Please attach at least 3 seals as samples by each artist and analyse their artistic feature.

2. Please use a table to compare the difference between Chinese and Western paintings in general. Main features including subject matter, philosophy, colour, media, techniques, artist background, creativity attitude or any other relevant aspect. You must attach at least 4illustrations from both sides with clear captions under each.

3. If you were a Tea House owner, where possibly you will build it? How would you decorate and design the interior? What and how you would serve your guest and customer? Is there any way you can provide some cultural activities such as opera, musical performance, calligraphy & painting live demonstration, with Tea Ceremony?

Please attach some photos to support your plan in each paragraph.

Can you relate the 4 Tea Principles (Harmony, respect, purity, tranquillity) with your own virtue belief in order to promote Tea Art to the general public and younger generation?

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