“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Nature Imagery With a mix of heroic

With a mix of heroic passion and historical reflection

Annotated Centenary Poetry Collection of Grandfather

Awarded multiple times in national and provincial calligraphy exhibitions

and has been recognized with multiple honors

expresses an elegant sentiment about friendship and poetry

“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Nature Imagery With a mix of heroicThis 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