The 21st Calligrapher Sage Culture Festival of Linyi city kicked off on Sept 20 in East China's Shandong province. A group of calligraphy enthusiasts from home and abroad appeared at the city's Confucius Temple for calligraphy culture exchanges.

A little calligraphy lover teaches a Madagascar student at Linyi University how to hold a brush. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]