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How to Write Chinese on a Good Day

To make these letters, you're using the ground as a frame of reference. You also can use the shadow on the ground that's reflected by the clouds. Suzanne Asbury Oliver points out writing Chinese extraordinarily difficult in the sky. On a good day and it's not super windy, you might get 20 minutes out of it. Usually less than that.

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