Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals…
No matter what you do, you must always get your fundamentals correct. This is the important message that I got from my 1st lesson for Chinese Calligraphy. Basically, there are 8 strokes in writing Chinese characters (横，竖，点，撇，捺，折，勾，挑), and I spent 2 hours just to “draw” out a proper 横! Besides that, I have to attain a proper posture for writing (sitting up straight, hands straight, eyes directly above the character you want to write), and it does require a fair bit of patience. Chinese calligraphy is truly a form of art that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and I would strongly recommend you to try it.
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