“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 罗切斯特展展品 About the Artist:Yao Yanxi is

About the Artist:Yao Yanxi is a calligrapher and painter based in Gansu

reflecting both artistic training and cultural appreciation

characterized by its ancient

China) presents “Ai Lian Shuo (Essay on the Love of the Lotus)” by Zhou Dunyi of the Song Dynasty

“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 罗切斯特展展品 About the Artist:Yao Yanxi isThis hard pen calligraphy piece by Chen Yanjun, a 7 year old student from Beijing, presents the Han dynasty yuefu poem Chang Ge Xing (The Long Song). Through neat, square script characters arranged on a traditional grid, the child renders a timeless reflection on youth, diligence, and the fleeting nature of time: Youth is like the morning dew upon green herbs. Spring sunshine brings life to all things. But autumn comes, and leaves wither So why not