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Ambiguity
The meaning of Han Yu's calligraphy is sometimes ambiguous. At one level, his 'Falling Leaves' (1993) simply evokes autumn in China's ancient capital of Chang-an (now Xi'an):
The West wind blows, the water flows.
The leaves fall over Chang'an.
It can also be read as being about the end of a dynasty or some possible future event.
The meaning of Han Yu's calligraphy is sometimes ambiguous. At one level, his 'Falling Leaves' (1993) simply evokes autumn in China's ancient capital of Chang-an (now Xi'an):
The West wind blows, the water flows.
The leaves fall over Chang'an.
It can also be read as being about the end of a dynasty or some possible future event.