Inkbrush practice using water at the Summer Palace, Beijing

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An old man was practicing traditional Chinese calligraphy on the stone tiles of the Summer Palace in Beijing. The water quickly evaporated, leaving no trace of the exquisite characters that had appeared just moments earlier. Transience in motion.

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Size: 4608px × 3456px
Location: Summer Palace, Beijing, China
Photo credit: © Summer Lotus Arts / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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