Chinese 187 - Chinese Etymology and Calligraphy

Institution:

University of California-Los Angeles

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Description:

Lecture, three hours. Recommended requisite: course 3. Coverage of (1) development of Chinese writing system from "Pottery Inscriptions" 6,000 years ago tomodern "Simplified Forms" and studies of Six Scriptsprinciples that were used to form Chinese characters and (2) aesthetic training of calligraphic art and its appreciation, with focus on ways of recognizing and interpreting "Cursive Style," common form of handwriting.Letter grading.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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