“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Shi Shaotan Second Prize

Second Prize

from Jilin

Guangdong Light Industry Technical CollegePart-time calligraphy instructor at the same institutionAward recipient in the National Youth Online Painting and Calligraphy Competition

His works are rooted in the traditional Chinese literati style

Calligraphy Style:Regular Script (Kai Shu)

“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Shi Shaotan Second PrizeThis 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