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To celebrate Ullambana festival, or ghost festival on Aug 21 (the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar), the Summer Palace is exhibiting calligraphy renditions of its namesake scripture. The Buddha Speaks, the Ullambana Sutra, is widely considered the principal text to dictate filial piety. Wang Chengyou, famous for his steady touch is the calligrapher, who presents on 22 screens in kaishu style, or regular script.
8 am-5 pm, until Sept 8. Hanyuan Hall in the Summer Palace, Qinglongqiao Jiedao, Haidian district, Beijing.
136-0107-8853.
