Chinese Calligraphy Abc Book

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Calligraphy ABC By Madeline Poss Photos from www.flickr.com , under Creative Commons license

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Calligraphy ABC

By Madeline PossPhotos from www.flickr.com, under Creative Commons

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is for Art

Chinese calligraphy is the way Chinese words are written, but it is so beautiful that it is art.

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is for Bamboo

Chinese pandas eat bamboo.

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is for Character

A character is what the calligraphy symbols are called.

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is for Decoration

The temples and homes are decorated with calligraphy.

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is for Egg

This is the Chinese character for egg.

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is for fiveOver time, five main calligraphy types developed, including:-Zhuan Shu

-Li Shu

-Kai Shu

-Xing Shu

-Cao Shu

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is for Goat

The Chinese eat goat meat and drink their milk.

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is for HorseHorses are an important part of Chinese culture, especially in the Tang Dynasty.

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is for InkSpecial ink is used in calligraphy.

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is for JadeJade is ground up to make green colored ink for calligraphy.

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is for Kai ShuKai Shu is a style of calligraphy.

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is for LotusThe lotus flower is a favorite of Chinese gardeners.

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is for MandarinMandarin is the most common form of Chinese spoken.

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is for NameCalligraphers sign their name with a special symbol called a chop.

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is for Olympics The Summer Olympics are being held in China this year.

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is for Pearl PowderPearl powder is ground up to make colored ink for calligraphy.

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is for Queen A queen in China is called an Empress.

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is for RedRed is a popular color for calligraphy ink.

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is for StrokeYou use brush strokes to create a character.

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is for Tool The tools used in calligraphy include ink and a soft brush made of wolf hair.

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is for Unicorn Unicorns are popular in Chinese myths.

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is for VaseThere are many beautiful Chinese vases.

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is for WritingCalligraphy is the way that Chinese write their language.

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is for Xing ShuXing Shu is one of the 5 main styles of Chinese calligraphy.

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is for YellowJade can sometimes be yellow.

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is for ZenZen is a Chinese word meaning enlightenment.