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Tang 618-906 |
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Song 960-1276 |
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Ming 1368-1644 |
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Qing 1644-1911 |
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1925 | Advertising | |||||
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1950 |
PRC |
Buddhist worship | ||||
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1975 | Political posters | |||||
. | Fayuan temple | |||||
2000 | Minorities | |||||
Modern Calligraphy |
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