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Song 960-1276 |
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Ming 1368-1644 |
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| 1925 | Advertising | |||||
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| 1975 | Political posters | |||||
| . | Fayuan temple | |||||
| 2000 | Minorities | |||||
| Modern Calligraphy | ||||||
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