The story of Chang and his Magic Paintbrush as extracted from the Chinese folklore explains how a poor talented man named Chang was gifted a magical paintbrush by a wish fairy, making all his drawings come to life.
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Have you watched The Magic Paintbrush: A Story from China yet? What did you think about it?