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Zhi Yong or Zhiyong (active late 6th–early 7th century CE) was a Buddhist monk and a celebrated calligrapher of the Sui Dynasty, traditionally regarded as a descendant of Wang Xizhi, China’s most revered calligrapher. He is best known for his work Thousand Character Classic in Regular and Cursive Scripts (Zhencao Qianzi Wen), a masterpiece…
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In the novel Journey to the West, the origin story of Tang Sanzang (the Monk Tang) is a dramatic tale of love, violence, revenge, and ambition.