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January 2003
Chinese New Year - Calligraphy
Fu
The Chinese character 'Fu', which means wealth, written by Chen Chang
We wish you a happy Chinese New Year with some calligraphy, drawn by several local artists.
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One of the ancient arts of China is calligraphic writing.

Years of practice and training is needed to produce artistic writing like this.

Wishing you wealth and success at New Year All families filled with blessings when Spring comes

Drawn by Ali Cheung of Mansfield in Notts, these two classic Chinese greetings, wish happiness and good luck.

The greeting at the left is Kung Hai Fat Choy in Cantonese or Gong Xi Fa Cai in Mandarin, which means wishing you wealth and success at New Year.

The calligraphy on the right means 'All families filled with blessings when Spring comes'.

We also have calligraphic greetings from another young artist in Nottinghamshire to celebrate the Year of the Goat.

May everything be full of success

The writing to your left is from Chen Chang, a 13-year-old from China who now lives in Nottingham and attends Bramcote School.

Chen Chang's greeting reads Wan Shi Ru Yi and means 'May everything be full of success'.

Wealth Wealth

Finally we have the Chinese character Fu, which means wealth, written in two different styles - by Ali Cheung on the left and Chen Chang on the right.

You can see the very different styles as the 'fu' on the left is done with a flourish and is very vibrant, while the 'fu' on the right is done with a firm brush stoke and is more deliberate.

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