The artist, Hou Bing, was nine years old when he completed this work. The translation of the calligraphy is 'Dancer'. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007. Gift of Mr Qian Shu-bo, President of the Nanjing College of Education, c1987.art, artwork, dance, hou bing, qian shu-bo, nanjing college of education, available

On 04 August 1987 Lu Bing Qun, Head of English at Nanjing Institute of Education, was farewelled at a dinner at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, where the calligraphy was presented to Jack Barker. Lu had been working in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences since since the beginning of Semester 1.He participated in and contributed to a unit on Chani in the Bachelor of Arts and a unit in the B.Ed. With Linda Brumley he has translated and recorded all the Chinese gravestones in the Ballaarat New Cemetery. Lu was attached to the Ministry of Education in Melbourne where he spent considerable time preparing Chinese language material for use in Victorian Schools. As an International Teaching Fellow he was in Victoria for 12 months under the exchange programme established between the governments of Jiangsu and Victoria.Framed calligraphic work by Lu Bing Qun of China.lu bing qun, jack barker, calligraphy, china, chinese, nanjing institute of education, jiangsu, available