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In 1986, Ms. Xiaoyun was awarded First Prize at the National Exhibition of Middle-Aged and Young Calligraphers, in which more than
one hundred thousand artists competed. She has won several other calligraphy competitions since her first
award, and today serves as a Council Member of the China Calligraphers
Association. The following is her preface to the calligraphy folio from which the images on these pages were taken:
Peach Blossom Paradise
by Sun Xiaoyun. Translated by Zhu Youlong
My favorite legendary story is Peach Blossom Paradise,
described by the great poet Tao Yuanming. It seems to be such a
spellbinding village where only a chosen few of our forefathers had
ever lived. We ordinary people can only join the lot with Mr. Liu
Ziji, a country folk from Nan Yang, who kept trying to seek in vain
the hidden place. Nevertheless, this unfortunate, Mr. Liu, has my deep
sympathy. His persistence of purpose, his aspiration for freedom, his
unwavering faith and devotion and his long-term pursuit, wandering
about woods and hills, all set a good example for us to follow. In my
opinion, it's not the achievement that counts, but the process. And
it's like the Holy Grail—only to be seen by those who are pure in
heart. Let us keep trying. Why couldn't we, like the fortune-favored fisherman, regain the paradise by serendipity?
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