Chinese Calligraphy ä¹¦æ³ shÅ« fÇ. Calligraphy by the Chinese calligrapher Sun Xinde â July 2005 Photo by Immanuel Giel â, available under a Creative Commons license â. In this section we introduce a few common Chinese characters, explaining their origin. The long history of the written language is described and the way that all the many characters are characterized is set out. Calligraphy in the West is mostly associated with recreating the illustrated medieval script. It has always meant much more in China; a career in calligraphy is a well respected profession.
Xylem is one of two types of vascular tissues found in plant (the other being Phloem). The word Xylem is derived from the Greek for wood. The xylem is responsible for the transport (translocation) of water and soluble mineral nutrients from the roots throughout the plant, this facilitates the replacement of water lost during transpiration and photosynthesis.
Xylem vessels are involved in the movement of water through a plant-from its roots to its leaves via the stem. During this process: Water is absorbed from the soil through root hair cells.