SUMMARY
The main two texts of this study are Guang Yi Zhou Shuang Ji and Wanmu Caotang Canguha Mu. Both are Kang You-wei’s theory of Chinese calligraphy and painting. The 19th century was a turning point in Chinese society when the western civilization landed. Chinese calligraphy and painting face the problem of transformation. Kang You-wei who transformed the traditional theory of painting and calligraphy into a modern style. At the calligraphy level, Kang You-wei make ‘‘the philosophy of the form’’ as a theoretical basis；and the Tablet-Calligraphy theory as practice. At the painting level, he proposed ‘‘Theories of Chinese Artistic Decline’’ at first, and caused a great respons. Moreover, he put forward specific ways to improve Chinese painting. One of them is learning the strengths of Western painting；the other is to restore the Tang and Song Dynasties classic academic painting. Systematic philosophy of painting, history of painting, techniques of painting, prompting new development of Chinese painting. Thus, Kang You-wei is regarded as a pioneer of the modernization of Chinese calligraphy and painting.
Scholars often choose one of Guang Yi Zhou Shuang Ji or Wanmu Caotang Canguha Mu as a research object. However, calligraphy is an unique form of art in China which is not available in foreign countries and its direction of reform lies only in retro to update. The theory of painting that Wanmu Caotang Canguha Mu proposes can be more clearly demonstrated the way of his artistic innovation, On the one hand is retro, the other hand is to learn the strengths of Western chemistry.This thesis combines both, Look forward to a comprehensive presentation of Kang You-wei’s direction of the art reform.