Response of the head of AM Filippov. About final qualifying work of the student of the basic educational program "Painting" Xu Jie. The theme of the final qualifying work: "Cultural traditions of China (Dance)". The plot is based on an episode from the life of Chinese girls. In the ancient Chinese tradition, when the emperor chose his wife, the ability of his future wife to dance and sing was of great importance. This skill and decided the fate of many court girls in ancient China. Dance in the ancient Chinese tradition is not just the art of gestures, movements, facial expressions and costumes, but rather exquisite, exotic, artistic dialogue. The general structure of the picture is taken from the ancient Chinese miniature. The solution of the picture is decorative, colored, flat. The task was that the student could combine the great heritage of ancient Chinese decorative painting with the contemporary possibilities of the fine arts, continuing the deep and continuous connection of generations. A lot of preparatory work was done. The preparatory material for the work on WRC was collected in sufficient quantity. A lot of full sketches were made. Tone and color versions of the picture are developed. The compositional search for the future work was quite active. The diploma picture in the size 160 * 120 see is worked out very well enough, the materiality of subjects and imagery of the hero is revealed. Tonal and color relationships are transmitted harmoniously. In general, the final qualifying work of Xu Jie can be considered held.