Our kids are all into science and maths........zero for the finer things in life like History, literature etc.....
But then, unless we have teachers with a love for these finer things, we are not going to reproduce them in the kids.
An example of how Chinese Literature is made alive via pop music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhlBGJjoWsEvery sad j-pop song mixed with sad poetry........sniff sniff...