The biggest irony here is that quality education, a concept designed to be an antidote to the exam-driven system, has been interpreted, implemented and integrated into the deeply rooted system. mentality and has been undermined at its root. When quality educational subjects such as music theory, instrument playing and art appreciation were introduced into the school curriculum, people naturally proposed to include these subjects in the Gaokao to ensure that the quality educational program would be followed diligently. This proposal, however, has changed the essence of quality education once and for all. On the one hand, teachers began teaching subjects in the way they are most accustomed to: rote memorization, repeated practice and review, frequent tests and exams. These new subjects, initially intended to revive students' interest and passion for studies, turned out to be a heavier burden for them. Students, on the other hand, approach new subjects in the same way; they do everything to get a good score in the Gaokao exam instead of following their interest and exploring their passion. Therefore, they stay awake to memorize the rules of music theory and art appreciation; they will repeat a few Mozart or Beethoven arias thousands of times because they have been tested the most frequently