Thursday, April 22, 2010

Paint with Water

Had a great day with M & J. Shopping on DongTai Rd, visiting the pet market, yummy Chinese lunch with Scott, Ji'an Temple and Ji'an Park. On our way out of the park to head home after a full day, we happened upon a gem. This older gentlemen was practicing his calligraphy on the park sidewalk with a unique homemade instrument that seemed to consist of a pointed sponge and water bottle attached to a cane. He quietly created one beautiful character after the next while a small crowd watched. In his left hand he held two additional bottles of water as refills. Love it! We only wished we knew if he were writing random characters or a message of some kind.
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Anonymous said...

Our neighbor has a huge one with a tube that is taller than him that he fills with water. We have searched everywhere for a smaller version. The girls usually take their paintbrushes and water out when they want to practice writing chinese. One neighbor can draw a quick cartoon pictures with his. I've heard they sell some in Beijing.
Lisa

9:26 AM
Rebecca said...

I love the Chinese appreciation of the beauty of letters themselves. I suppose we appreciate this as well, what with our varying fonts and all. But I can't imagine a similar scene with English letters making brief and damp appearances in the pavement. Maybe our letters simply aren't as beautiful.

10:02 AM

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