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No one was surprised that Xian

loved his brush pen more than

any of his other toys. After all, his

father was the most famous
calligrapher in all of China, and his

work was even collected by the

Emperor himself.

Xian and his six older brothers all

wanted to be great calligraphers,
just like their father. They often

watched Father dance his brush

pen like a graceful dragon, and
they too, loved to make their own

marks everywhere.

But to formally study calligraphy,
Xian had to wait until he turned

six. This was the age at which he

could be a student of his father.