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Touch Shandong: Chinese calligraphy tour of an American

2016/12/30 18:14:15   source:sdchina.com

Following with journalists of sdchina.com, American Ken came to Shandong University for the Aged to learn Chinese calligraphy under the guidance of calligraphy teacher Jing Biao.

Ken, born in Montana, has been in China for seven years and now works as an oral English teacher at a college. A long-time life experience in China has made him a China hand. He speaks Chinese terribly well and knows streets, foods and pubs in Jinan like the back of his hand——he is truly half a Jinan native. Ken is very fond of Chinese traditional culture. Once studied Chinese Kungfu and tea ceremony, Ken is not new to Chinese calligraphy. He is excited about learning calligraphy led by the professional calligraphy teacher.

Ken, together with more than twenty elderly calligraphy enthusiasts, not only learned the theoretical knowledge of calligraphy but also wrote by himself. I have ever learned some basic knowledge of calligraphy, so I think this is not much difficult for me!” said Ken.

Teacher Jing also write some Chinese characters himself to show Ken the right gesture of the brush writing. “The Variation should be reflected in the characters and the thickness of the line, the layers of the ink and the strength of the strokes must be considered.” Jing explains the writing skills to Ken while writes.

After hearing the explanation of the teacher, Ken wrote down his Chinese name “王圣鲲” immediately. He said “鲲” in his name is one of mythical beasts in ancient China. Knowing the meaning of Ken’s name, teacher Jing wrote a calligraphy work with Chinese idiom “鲲鹏展翅” as a gift to Ken.

Ken said he now has no more detailed plan on the future, but he wishes to stay in China longer. “I will try to experience more things about Chinese traditional culture.”

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