English language enthusiast integrates English into Chinese couplets

2021.02.15 13:35 GMT+8

English language enthusiast integrates English into Chinese couplets

Updated 2021.02.15 13:35 GMT+8

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A resident of northwest China's Xi'an has mixed English with Chinese culture to make unique Spring Festival couplets. /CFP

A resident of northwest China's Xi'an has mixed English with Chinese culture to make unique Spring Festival couplets. /CFP

Huang Yongan wrote the couplets in artistic English fonts with a Chinese brush. /CFP

Huang Yongan wrote the couplets in artistic English fonts with a Chinese brush. /CFP

The 48-year-old has a degree in English, and his interest in the Western language and Chinese calligraphy led him to combine the two. /CFP

The 48-year-old has a degree in English, and his interest in the Western language and Chinese calligraphy led him to combine the two. /CFP

He told local newspaper Xi'an Daily that he will open a workshop specializing in English calligraphy in the city. /CFP

He told local newspaper Xi'an Daily that he will open a workshop specializing in English calligraphy in the city. /CFP

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