This is a catalogue published on the occasion of an exhibition held in the United States by the Government of the Repulic of China. 250 objects - mostly paintings and ceramics - from the Chinese National Palace Museum (Taipei, Taiwan) and the Chinese National Central Museum (Taichung, Taiwan) were featured in the exhibition.

'I deeply feel that introducing Chinese art to the Western world carries a manifold meaning. To begin with, there is intrinsic value in presenting Chinese art per se, as well as in presenting Chinese art as one of the finest parts of the Chinese people's cultural heritage. Furthermore, Chinese art is singularly reflective of the traditional Chinese philosophy of life...Moreover, I also feel strongly that, in these troubled times of ours a fuller understanding of Chinese art and culture by the American people, on whose shoulders largely rests the future of the free world, assumes a new significance.'

(Abstract from preface by Wang Shih-chieh)