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An: folk tale illustrating idiom

Li: [[strikethrough]] scholdrs [[/strikethrough]] scholars needed to master music, chess, painting, [[strikethrough]] paint [[/strikethrough]] calligraphy asked Yang to write an idiom.

An: 8 immortals 7 men, 1 woman went to [[strikethrough]] river [[/strikethrough]] ocean, threw their instruments into water & they turned to boats -> idiom "8 immortals cross the ocean" 
demonstration of calligraphy by Yang [[strikethrough]] ([[image]]) [[/strikethrough]]
Li looks at & describes calligraphy - traditional, not simplified which was introduced to encourage literacy
Yang writes another idiom - 'Thousands of [[strikethrough]]  different things" [[/strikethrough]] views and scenes" → there
An: different styles of writing (in English, too)

Yang: Chinese calligraphy at least 3000 years old - went through historical stages → 5 styles today writes 1. pictographic style

Compares same words to different styles 
2. Li style - wide & short - more abstract
4. [[strikethrough]] [[Koa]] [[/strikethrough]] Kai Shu - traditional - standard- more rigid 
5. Shing Shu - fast & efficient - strokes are joined 
6. running style - characters all together - can't tell them, like painting

Yang demonstrates basic strokes (8) & draws character with all strokes. yong=eternity

Q&A. 1. Are different styles need in specific contexts?

Yang: most important is specific strokes. Historically writers have created own versions of styles by changing strokes

An: Yang said idioms used in different contexts. Gives example of 7 character from Confucious = if [[strikethrough]] more than [[/strikethrough]] at least 3 people together one of them [[strikethrough]] my [[//strikethrough]] may be my master" (teacher)

Yang:1. "repay a drop of water with a spring" - ethics

2. "Thousands of views & scenes" one kind of idiom vs. ethics "persistence pays"
greetings & congratulations. e.g. on gate 16 idioms including word for sky. e.g. "sky, earth last a long time" describe last a long time
foolishness: "stay as tree trunk & wait for a rabbit to come" & explanation story → stubborn marking a spot in a boat to [[strikethrough]] show when [[/strikethrough]] show where item was dropped in water 
idioms used widely in education.

Q: Is there a book of Chinese idioms? A: There is dictionary or look at youtube.
Q: Is there idiom [[strikethrough]] abou [[/strikethrough]] about expressing your ideas? asked by teacher 
"Knowledge & thinking both important"

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[[image: Chinese characters]]