Cover title also in Chinese characters

Preface to the First Edition (1987) -- Preface to the Gold Edition (2022) -- Lesson 1: An introduction -- Lesson 2: Orchid, part 1: leaves -- Lesson 3: Orchid, part 2: flowers -- Lesson 4: Bamboo, part 1: trunk and branches -- Lesson 5: Bamboo, part 2: leaves -- Lesson 6: Bamboo, part 3: composition -- Lesson 7: Panda -- Lesson 8: Camellia, part 1: flowers -- Lesson 9: Camellia, part 2: leaves and branches -- Lesson 10: Camellia, part 3: composition -- Lesson 11: Amaryllis, part 1: flowers -- Lesson 12: Amaryllis, part 2: composition -- Lesson 13: Peony, part 1: flowers -- Lesson 13: Peony, part 2: other elements -- Lesson 15: Peony, part 3: composition -- Lesson 16: Horse, part 1: head -- Lesson 17: Horse, part 2: body -- Lesson 18: Landscape -- Lesson 19: Signature and seals -- Lesson 20: Chinese mounting

Expanded to almost double the size of this instructional guide's first edition, published in 1987 to be a teaching companion to the television series, the author and artist presents many new artworks alongside and to complement redone paintings and updated materials from the first edition's contents