1. Bo Songnian's China Art History Course, Shaanxi People's Fine Arts Publishing House.
2. Outline of Foreign Art History, by Zhang Qian, Higher Education Press.
3. Li Xueqin's History of Ancient Calligraphy in China, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House.
4. Li Xueqin's History of Ancient Painting in China, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House.
5. Wang Xizhi's General History of Calligraphy in China, Zhonghua Book Company.