Calligraphies have long been among the art works most sought after by members of China's educated elite.

书法一直是中国古代文人所追寻的艺术形式。

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"When they are marginalized, when they are mistreated, when they are ignored, when they are demeaned, the progress is not possible, no matter how rich and well-educated the elite may appear."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Rightly or wrongly, The Economist is seen as a brand catering to the globally educated elite.

ECONOMIST: The Economist Debate Series: Education

Unlike so many of his team-mates, Guscott did not hail from the public school, university-educated elite.

BBC: Guscott: The darling of Twickenham

Most of the Lunar men were from non-conformist backgrounds and so not part of an Oxbridge-educated elite.

ECONOMIST: 18th-century science