Yao Chien is a famous lyricist in the Chinese music industry. This interview talks about his other hidden identity as a collector.

Collecting is hard. One must know how to pick out the classics that will last in order to be called a real "collector".

Sometimes you might need to give up what you love but then you can cherish it in another way.

Your collection can be anything that is meaningful to you.

The joy of collecting comes from when someone can resonate with you through his/her work.

Cherish everything that you encountered, because you might never see it again.

If something is meant to be, then what is yours is yours.

Art helps one to understand how other people feel.

Art comes in different forms, shapes, sizes and mediums. In this case, driftwood becomes a beautiful form of art.

The beauty of driftwood is its unexpected outcomes.

The wood's color also has a great effect on its art.

Finding something that one truly loves brings happiness to one's life.

In the eye of one photographer, everyone should have a self-portrait, which could portray a colorful stage in his or her life or his or her life as a whole.

Everyone has has his or her own story and the purpose of each portrait is to represent it.

A good portrait of a person must contain his or her soul.

Poetry is a great example of the reserved and cryptic manner in which many Chinese people tend to express themselves.

Yuan Zheng was a well-known poet during the Tang Dynasty. His most famous poem is the mourning poem he wrote for his wife.

Despite the fact that Yuan Zhen had many women in his life, he only wrote a mourning poem for his first wife, Wei Cong.

Even though Yuan Zhen dated many women, Wei Cong was still the love of his life.

While the Chinese use many different ways to express the same feelings, they say things out loud in a straightforward way.

Art is always affected by the culture in which it was created.

Hong Yi was a master painter, musician, dramatist, calligrapher, seal cutter, poet, and Buddhist monk. His calligraphy version of the "Xin Jing" is greatly beloved by all.

"Farewell" or "Songbie" was composed by Master Hong Yi. This song reflects the vicissitudes of Master Hong Yi's life. More importantly it talks about parting, something Master Hong Yi has experienced numerous times through out his days.

Master Hong Yi grew up in a wealthy and prosperous family. He had everything he could possibly need. Why would he ever want to leave?