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What are the eight arts of the ancient Chinese people's competence

Ancient gentlemen had six arts, namely:

Ritual: etiquette (i.e., today's moral education)

Music: music

Archery: the skill of shooting arrows (forging a physical body, character cultivation)

Mastery: the skill of driving a horse and carriage

Script: calligraphy (i.e., today's literature)

Number: algorithm (i.e., today's mathematics)