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Writing beautifully-calligraphy-was China's first graphic art form. Although elsewhere in the world people drew first and learned to write later, in China, the reverse was true. First you learned to write beautifully, and then you painted. After mastering those twin skills, you could move on to writing poetry, but many chose to remain just calligraphers, a highly appreciated art form in China. Another"

( Mark Kurlansky )
[ Paper: Paging Through History ]
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