Negotiating with the Past: The Art of Calligraphy in Post-Mao China

Chinese Calligraphy, an integrated form that combines language, art, philosophy, and poetry, was considered the highest art in traditional China. Although no longer used for daily communication, calligraphy manages to sustain its presence in Chinese cultural life even in the computer age.  The class...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li-hua Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2012-05-01
Series:The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts
Subjects:
art
Online Access:http://www.asianetworkexchange.org/articles/27