Calligraphy Letters

Calligraphy Letters around the world…
Have you ever gone a little bit over budget on your travels to get a special souvenir that you just couldn’t resist buying? Ok, so we’re not talking about mini Eiffel Towers or so that you get in every street corner in Paris. This is a true work of art that deserves its price tag, a shiso leaf with beautiful calligraphy written on it was the result of a one year research by a young artist in Vietnam. Huynh Quang Linh, 26, from the central province of Quang Ngai said: “It took me a year to find a way to write calligraphy on shiso leaves. We must lay the shiso leaves in the misty air at night and then soak the leaves with a substance to retain their natural freshness. After that, we must dye the leaves, which is not easy.”
Linh also said: “The poems and sayings on the leaves are like significant messages which bring about pleasure and happiness to the receiver.Leaves with calligraphy written on them also give people a feeling of being close to nature. It is perhaps for that reason that many young people appreciate it.”

Today, Quang Linh owns a factory with nine workers and his work is sold in all major bookstores in Vietnam. As a hobby, he voluntarily teaches young people on how to do calligraphy every week in his factory.

This is proof that calligraphy as an art is still appreciated and can be features of significant cultural treasures! If you want to read the full story, visit Thanhnien News.