A 6th-century poem and traditional reading primer used for children's education, consisting of exactly one thousand non-repeating characters arranged in four-character rhyming lines.
calligraphy model
Various historical calligraphy works based on the Thousand Character Classic text, most notably the copies and interpretations by masters such as 王羲之wángxīzhī, 智永zhìyǒng, and 怀素huáisù.
concise essay
A general term used to describe a short, pithy, and well-written essay.
