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Chinese Zodiac Part 1

Chinese Zodiac: Animal Characteristics
The Chinese Zodiac (sheng xiao in Chinese) is depicted by twelve animals, which are representative of a 12year calendar cycle. This cycle is common throughout East Asian but some of the animals may differ depending on which country is using it. Regardless of the country, each animal in the Chinese Zodiac are [...]

Chinese Calligraphy

History of Chinese Writing
The tools used to communicate in the Chinese language have drastically changed over time, thus affecting how the characters are written and look. The earliest form of Chinese writing occurred on pottery and on oracle bones. These characters where written with sharp angles. Eventually the Chinese began to use brushes to write [...]