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The Chinese characters for animals oftentimes look like the animals themselves.

As a pictographic language, Chinese characters often look like the objects they represent.

If you look at the character for elephant, one might see a representation of the elephant with a long trunk, four legs and a tail. This is why Chinese is known as a "pictographic" language.

In the Chinese language, you can combine characters together to form a different word.

This video talks about the Chinese words for plants.

If you look at the characters related to plants, you will notice that most of them contain the "tree" or "grass" radicals.

This video teaches you how to say the names of some musical instruments.

This video teaches you how to say the names of some sports and hobbies.

What does typography mean to you? Why is it important?

Designing a new font is extremely difficult, especially since there are thousands of characters in the Chinese language.

Innovation of a writing system occurs by creating a better version of what already exists, which is always related to one's national heritage.

Ever wonder what the origins of the Qingming Festival are? This video explains the stories and significance of the traditional holiday and the many ways it is celebrated.

Qingming Festival is an opportunity for celebrants to remember and honor their ancestors or loved ones at their graves.

Cherish what you have now so that you will not regret it later.

Gain a quick overview of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar.

The first part of Dashan’s joke about a county chief trying to hide his lack of penmanship at a calligraphy exhibition.

Dashan continues the amusing story of County Chief Hu Bu Zi and his farcical attempt to conceal that he is a fraud.

Dashan continues his comedic sketch about "calligrapher," Hu Bu Zi.

Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell is perhaps the most famous foreigner in China. He talks to talk show host, Chen Luyu, about his life and remarkable career in China as xiangsheng (a traditional form of "crosstalk" comedy) performer and cultural ambassador, Dashan.

Dashan talks about when he first came to China and reveals that even he once struggled to master the language.

How did Dashan get his big break? See that first CCTV skit that made him famous.

Dashan talks about the moment he realized he was a household name in China, while old friends and xiangsheng legends Jiang Kun and Ding Guangqun reveal what makes the Canadian such a special talent.

One of Dashan's xiangsheng teachers shares his feelings about his foreign "grandson."