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There’s a quiet magic in the stillness of night, when the world slows down and the brush becomes an extension of the soul. We are lost in the verses of Zhang Ruoxu’s *Spring River, Flower, Moon, Night* — a poem that has echoed through centuries, capturing the timeless dance of river, moon, and human longing.

As the ink flowed onto the paper, each stroke felt like a whisper: “春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生” (The spring river rises level with the sea; The bright moon rises with the tide). The characters, in their fluid cursive script, seemed to ripple like water, carrying the weight of ancient wisdom and the lightness of a moonlit dream.

Tonight, we got a new partner! She takes her role as head of quality control very seriously, perched right on the cola, watching the ink dance. So sweet🥰

This wasn't even planned to be framed, but here we are. It was my personal twist on a homework I had for this phrase, where I thought it would be cool to merge 云 and 水 together.

It just so happened that I had my first ever lesson on glueing the silk and hard paper. So, I bought a frame lol

I think it's not that bad after all. I like making the original composition out of the characters. The signature is intentionally very thin, although my xingshu sucks. Not all lines are perfect, but again, it wasn't even planned to be amything but a practice twist

P.S. Someone please comment something, or I will die of embarrassment 🥲

Just wanted to share some tools out of my collection. Most of my implements were purchased in Japan and Korea.

Left a note to the head of the community. Suddenly what enlightened me was that the most fundamental meaning of writing is to convey messages. Also the hermitage name has been changed recently:)

Here's a short clip of writing the basic horizontal stroke (横) — for Shufa beginners.

Slow and steady practice. Hope this helps!

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Sharing the beauty of Shufa with the world, stroke by stroke. 🌍