Through interviews, Professor Bao Huashi's profound insights and academic contributions to the study of Chinese art history were demonstrated. Professor Bao reviewed his teaching career at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Michigan after obtaining his PhD in Art History from the University of Chicago in 1978, as well as his academic plans to continue working as a part-time researcher in the East Asian Department of the University of Chicago after retirement, and to offer courses at Zhejiang University and the School of Art at Peking University. In the interview, Professor Bao shared how he was influenced by Zhuangzi's ideas and chose Chinese art history as his research direction, emphasizing the importance of studying Chinese language and culture for his research.