Tuesday
For
me, today’s UESTC lesson was the most entertaining and joyful class at the very
moment. Today we learnt about Chinese calligraphy. It was a long time since I had
done calligraphy because I had once done bamboo calligraphy drawing back in
primary school. Now when I got to hold the brush again it feels so nostalgia to
me. I’ve got to write two Chinese characters by practicing the right way to do
it. It was really hard and demanding as every stroke and focus point is vital. It
was also not easy to do a beautiful Chinese calligraphy since to be a really
good at it; you must at least have 30 years of practice to master the art of
calligraphy. Also, from the calligraphy that we wrote, it was said that we can
know the emotions and character of the one who wrote it. But no matter what, it
is all about gaining new experience and having fun while learning a new Chinese
culture.
Right
before the end of the UESTC class, we were given a chance to ask the teacher,
who was in-charge of teaching us calligraphy, to write our names in Chinese;
calligraphy style. I like to see the way the teacher moves around the brush
while gracefully stroking the brush to form a word. I’ve gotten the teacher to
write my name into Chinese characters and written on a special calligraphy
paper. My name is ‘Sharinah’ but in the calligraphy that he wrote for me, my
name had been changed into ‘Xia Ling Na’ which direct translate means ‘Summer
Jade’ in Chinese. I really love the meaning of my Chinese name and feel honored
to be given such a name. I would really treasure my very first calligraphy that
was written by a calligraphy expert.
POSTED BY ♥th-SHARINAH{: ON Tuesday, September 25, 2012 @ 8:33 AM
