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-Calligraphy is a Chinese art where you write the characters with a brush -people who write calligraphy are called calligraphers -have to follow strict rules that calligraphers have followed for thousands of years -example: each character requires a certain number of brush strokes written in a specific order

-use four tools: The Four Treasures of the Study -brush is one -ink stick is another

-This style of painting has been practiced in China for over 6,000 years. -Traditional Chinese artists paint human figures, landscapes, birds and flowers. -The painters use their brushes to create effects like textures of things