A Calligrapher Brings an Elegant Touch to an Officer’s Funeral - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2015...
Jan 4, 2015
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"In the case of Officer Liu’s funeral, Mr. Zhao said, he was acting on his own accord and was not getting paid: He had been planning to do the scrolls since hearing of the officers’ murders.
“I could use my calligraphy to memorialize the officer,” he said in Mandarin. “What a pity it is. He was such a good police officer. He was an only son.”"
- rønin
"Mr. Xiong climbed a ladder in a room where part of the ceremonies will unfold, and stapled the four-character sign to the wall and the two scrolls on either side. “I very rarely see a calligrapher who makes characters of this quality,” he said, adding that they suitably honored the life of Officer Liu. “Without this, the room would lack the high quality of the life that he led.”"
- Spidra Webster