In ancient China, the children's first day of school was the moment for gaining knowledge, and also the moment for learning to express themselves. It is the case when they moved their heads while reciting; it is also true when they learned calligraphy. If the creation of Chinese characters has reflected the way Chinese view nature, calligraphy has reflected how they view life. The aim of learning is to build up one's perspective of the world; calligraphy aims at creating expressions of one's character. "The person is manifested in his writing style" well explains this idea. The integration of calligraphy and its writer is the integration of the world and ego. That is what Chinese called "unity of heaven and men". In that sense, the Chinese have never had a problem with art education.

Words are initially pictures, but they can also be sung with rhythms, or be shown via visual arts like calligraphy. Tang poetry, which represents the golden era of the art of words, is the best proof. It is literature, but can also be sung or written. Therefore, the art of words can evolve to an ultimate combination of literature, music, visual arts, or maybe also performing art. However, Chinese art education nowadays neither invests nor advocates Chinese art, such as calligraphy, but the second-class western art. It is a shame to abandon something valuable near at hand but have an illusion on something remote.