LEARNING CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
Grace Chen, Primary Mandarin Teacher
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ear 6 Mandarin students were recently given the above mountains. opportunity to try their hand at Chinese Calligraphy, Not only were the students able to explore one of the using the traditional brush painting technique. oldest forms of art, they were also able to explore how to As a class, the students diligently wielded their bamboo properly write Chinese characters. Following the specific brushes, emulating traditional Chinese characters to cre- steps in order to complete a character is not only aesthetate their own posters. Not only that, but they also created ic, but steeped in the tradition of the language and culture whimsical landscapes, reminiscent of Imperial Chinese of China itself. paintings of flowers, bamboo forests, and whispy clouds
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Bangkok Patana School News
09/11/2018