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First foreign calligrapher joins Vietnamese Spring Calligraphy Festival

Jean Sébastien Grill of France has become the first foreign national to take part in the Spring Calligraphy Festival as a calligrapher, with the event getting underway at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi.

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22 January, 2023

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first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 2 — Grill, 41, dons an Áo the, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, and Khăn xếp, a Vietnamese kind of turban, like other local calligraphers.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 3 — He recently won second prize at a Vietnamese national contest of writing calligraphy.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 4 — Grill has been studying Vietnamese for seven years, and he is now living and working in the country.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 5 — Grill’s calligraphy piece is also picked for display at an exhibition during the festival, together with 39 other pieces.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 6 — Grill is a graphic designer who had been living and working in France. He first began to study Vietnamese calligraphy in 2015.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 7 — He says he would like to popularise Vietnamese culture among European tourists.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 8 — Through his calligraphic pieces of work, he hopes to introduce a peaceful and developing nation imbued with a rich cultural identity to other foreigners.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 9 — The French scholar wears an Áo the and Khăn xếp whilst writing Vietnamese calligraphy to attract many visitors.

first foreign calligrapher joins vietnamese spring calligraphy festival picture 10 — The handwriting of the Western man wins over hearts of local people due to its sincerity.

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