The Four Arts of a Scholar Sifu Joan and Irish Shaolin Wahnam students enjoying a guided cultural tour of Dublin city This is the main entrance gate to the world famous Trinity College University which houses the beautiful Book of Kells and the oldest working harp in the world The intricate artwork in The Book of Kells is stunning and a must see if you are visiting Dublin. In Trinity you will immerse yourself in all the Four Arts of the Scholar! The Four Arts of A Scholar "In the Chinese culture, one that has reached very high and sophisticated levels at many points of history, and therefore has much to offer to enrich our lives, a scholar is cultured in four arts, namely “qin”, “qi”, “shu”, “hua” (“kham”, “khai”, “shiu”, “wa” in CantoneseLiterally, they mean “lute”, “chess”, “books” and “painting”. Figuratively, qin refers to all that is related to music and songs; qi to all that is related to recreational pastimes: shu to all that is related to literature, calligraphy and poetry, hua to all that is related to the visual arts."  (Sifu Wong)