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A hundred calligraphers write "Fu(福)" for charity
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On Tuesday morning, around a hundred respected calligraphers gathered in Hangzhou for a charity event.
On Tuesday morning, around a hundred respected calligraphers gathered in Hangzhou for a charity event.
With handwriting that's literally worth thousands, the calligraphers together wrote hundreds of "Fu(福)" characters as charity work for a philanthropic program, each "Fu(福)" was sold at 100 yuan (some 15 US dollars).
With handwriting that's literally worth thousands, the calligraphers together wrote hundreds of "Fu(福)" characters as charity work for a philanthropic program, each "Fu(福)" was sold at 100 yuan (some 15 US dollars).
"Fu(福)" can be defined as "to all best wishes" in Mandarin.
"Fu(福)" can be defined as "to all best wishes" in Mandarin.
It is a tradition for the Chinese community to hang a beautifully handwritten "Fu(福)" during Spring Festival as a blessing for the new year.
It is a tradition for the Chinese community to hang a beautifully handwritten "Fu(福)" during Spring Festival as a blessing for the new year.
Some hang a "Fu(福)" up-side-down to imply “Fu Dao 福到(倒)”, which means the blessing and good fortune arrives as “reverse” and “arrive”, which sounds the same in Mandarin.
Some hang a "Fu(福)" up-side-down to imply “Fu Dao 福到(倒)”, which means the blessing and good fortune arrives as “reverse” and “arrive”, which sounds the same in Mandarin.