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Chinese literature reaches back thousands of years and has incorporated some of the earliest printmaking techniques for its propagation. Topics range from religious texts to modern prose and poetry.

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Dongba, The Language of Lijiang

Dongba, The Language of Lijiang

The Dongba language is the last pictographic language still in use today and thus holds a unique place in history. Part art and part literature, each pictograph often conveys meaning even without direct translation.

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