Kadazan girl tops in Chinese calligraphy


For the love of art: Maybelle, in her native attire, writing in calligraphy during the recent online competition in which she beat 17 finalist to bag the first prize.

KOTA KINABALU: An 11-year-old Kadazan girl has won first prize in a Chinese calligraphy online competition held nationwide.

“For me, Chinese calligraphy is like art and I love doing art,” said Maybelle Meryl Maurice, whose father is Kadazan while her mother is of Kadazan-Chinese parentage.

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