1 Later and at the beginning of the 20th century, China's literary and artistic creation was unprecedentedly prosperous and made outstanding achievements, and a number of outstanding works emerged, including Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman, The True Story of Ah Q, Guo Moruo's Goddess, Mao Dun's Midnight, Cao Yu's Thunderstorm, Ba Jin's Home and Lao She's Camel.

2. Qi Baishi is good at painting flowers, birds, grass and insects, and he is freehand in brushwork and has profound attainments. Xu Beihong is familiar with Chinese and Western painting methods, and has created masterpieces such as Five Hundred Scholars in Tian Heng and One Mountain in Gong Yu, which has opened up a new era in Chinese painting techniques and artistic conception.