The yellow earth is etched with crooked characters, snatches of Thousand-Character Classic, Nine Chapters on t…
The yellow earth is etched with crooked characters, snatches of Thousand-Character Classic, Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, and more. Paper is too costly for many in the Baifang District, so children scratch lessons into the ground. Over time, the marks blur, and the soil becomes a tapestry of forgotten learning.