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When I was a kid, I liked cartoons very much. The Monkey King and Tintin used to be my favourite cartoon heroes. They made my childhood colourful and 1. As I grew older, I found illustrations(插画) much more interesting 2 I still like cartoons.
One of my favourite illustrators is Jiao Xiangyue. She has 3 many cute and interesting drawings, mostly featuring round and fat faces. 4, Jiao is best-known for her drawings of women in ancient China's Tang Dynasty.
"When it comes to women of the Tang Dynasty, the first thing we 5 think about is their looks, such as being chubby(胖嘟嘟的). I am really interested in the people, culture and art of the Tang Dynasty. So I 6 drawing cute images(形象) of women with chubby faces," Jiao says.
Since she first posted the 7 on her social media, Jiao has been known by people. Besides the drawings of the Tang Dynasty, she has created several cute images according to other paintings.
Jiao can pay much attention to something very small. She has bought books and studied ancient paintings to 8 she has drawn correct things. She also learns from others. "Once someone told me the 9 between pipa of the Tang Dynasty and pipa of today. The first one has five strings(弦), 10 the other one has four strings." Jiao says. Jiao hopes her works will help develop people's interest in traditional Chinese art.
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