On July 10, 2018, Fengtai School of Tsinghua High School invited Professor Zhang Gan, Deputy director of Chinese Artists Association and Fine Arts Education Committee, Director of Institute of Contemporary Art of Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, to the school to give a lecture entitled "The Story of Western Art" for teachers and students in the lecture hall。All the teachers and students of the first grade listened to the lecture live. At the same time, the lecture also allowed more teachers and students and parents who love art to watch online and enjoy the beauty of art through online live broadcast。

Professor Zhang Gan starts with the works of famous artists completed when they were teenagers，It has narrowed the distance between students and art masters and famous works of art，In detail, I told the students the wonderful story behind each work and the cultural connotation embodied，Furthermore, it is suggested that the cultivation of artists is not simply the perfection of skills and techniques，It also contains the view of profound cultural heritage and comprehensive literacy，For our growth to bring thinking。

Professor Zhang Gan explained to you what art expresses, conveyed to us the ways and methods of appreciating and tasting works, and interpreted the relationship between art and beauty with famous paintings at home and abroad, emphasizing the mutual promotion between art and science and technology。

Professor Zhang Gan tells us how to learn to appreciate works of art。Art expresses mythology, religion, politics and life. It is not only in the aesthetics school that one can learn art knowledge, but also in art galleries and museums。Art is closely related to life, and every detail in life contains beauty. The key is to have a pair of eyes to observe and discover the beauty of life, and learn to be a person who cares about life and finds beauty。

The wonderful lecture was fascinating and the students listened attentively。At the end of the lecture, the students had an interactive exchange with Professor Zhang Gan on how to improve their artistic accomplishment and how to feel the artist's thoughts in the paintings。

Chen Hong, executive principal of Fengtai School of Tsinghua High School, combines the inheritance and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture，Let me tell you that some Western art works also contain the imprint of Chinese culture，This is the embodiment of cultural exchanges between China and the West，Encourage students in the process of discovering and appreciating beauty，Strive to learn and blend the excellent ancient and modern Chinese and foreign cultures，To be a learner and promoter of traditional Chinese culture。

As an art characteristic school in Fengtai District and a base school for students of the School of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, Fengtai School adheres to the concept of "virtue by virtue of beauty", attaches great importance to the important role of aesthetic education in basic education, and has achieved fruitful results in recent years。Professor Zhang Gan's lecture brought to you a cultural feast of the beauty of art and the beauty of life, and enhanced the students' humanistic and artistic accomplishment and cultural confidence。