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Chinese Calligraphy - Dragon Heart Chinese Folk Arts
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The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a yearly one, with the start of the lunar year being based on the cycles of the moon. Therefore, because of this cyclical dating, the beginning of the year can fall anywhere between late January and the middle of February. This year it falls on February 12th. A complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five cycles of 12 years each.The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is the animal that hides in your heart.
By the movement of Jupiter around the Sun of our solar system, discover the meanings of the 12 signs of the Chinese Horoscope and how they relate to you.
Xuan paper is the traditional paper for Chinese Calligraphy. It's not rice paper as many people think it is. It is made from the bark of the Qintan tree (wingceltis or Pteroceltis tatarinowii ) mixed with some straw.
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