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Only the highest echelon of society had access to the finest manuscripts and works of art.只有社会最高等级的人才能接触到最精美的手稿和艺术品。

The upper echelon of the cultural establishment was slow to recognise the significance of popular art forms.文化建制派的上层对流行艺术形式的重要性的认识反应迟钝。