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Learning Chinese
China has time- honored civilization. As one of the carrier of Civilization, the Chinese language and characters record the ever-changing Chinese history and display the great wisdom of Chinese people. It is the most brilliant gem of Chinese culture. With the advance of civilization, Chinese language and characters become more and more mature and forms its own characteristics. As the foundation of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese language and characters are standardized and formed a set of rules...
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Chinese Calligraphy
The unique beauty of Chinese calligraphy
With a history of four to five thousand years, the art of calligraphy is rich and profound in content and has attracted the attention of artists the world over. Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Calligraphy is regarded as the most abstract and sublime from of art in Chinese culture. During the imperial era, calligraphy was used as an important criterion for selection of execution. Such are the skills required for an administrator/executive...
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Chinese Literature
As a mirror of China’s time-honored civilization and the vicissitudes of history, the Chinese Literature is imbued the quintessence of Chinese philosophy and aesthetic views, reflecting ancient china’s social phenomena and people’s lifestyles. Poetry and prose before the Tang Dynasty, poems in the Tang Dynasty, lyric verses in the Song Dynasty, dramas in the Yuan Dynasty, and novels in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, are all gems of the literature works and have far-reaching influences to the world literature field. The four classic literature works: A Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdom and Journey to the West are translated to many foreign languages and favored very much by the readers at home and abroad...
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Four Treasures of the Study
The materials and tools of Chinese calligraphy are mainly comprised of brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone, which are regarded as the four treasures of the study. Most of ancient Chinese scholars were good at Chinese calligraphy or Chinese painting or both, so the four were indispensable to the study. A Chinese aphorism goes” to do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools”. Therefore, ancient Chinese scholars attached much importance to the four instruments. Let alone the special functions, only the unique styles and elegant shapes can arouse your interest at fist sight...
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