In terms of epistemology, Liu Cong’s observation of the city life is from the embedded, eye-level, perspective of the flaneur -- unlike the usual elitist and satiric approach adopted by Chinese painters. The flaneur is a member of the urban mass: he is “at home” in the city, the source of his energy; but his acute sensitivity and inborn humanity make him suffer the alienation of the urban existence and wary of its materialistic hustling.

In traditional Chinese culture in which teachers are respected, heritages are cared and developments are advocated, the relation between teaching and learning is the primary one in the human and social relation. They are inherited, innovated and mutually reflected and inspirited dynamically with the passing of time. Nowadays, in the teaching and learning systems in various higher arts schools in China, discussions on the relation between teaching and learning have come to a new stage. Its tasks, responsibilities, knowledge based productions in a new era and future prospects refresh the connotations of teaching and learning in an unprecedented way.