1. Chinese calligraphy is an ancient writing art that embodies the aesthetic charm of Chinese characters. It has evolved from oracle bone inscriptions and stone drum inscriptions to bronze inscriptions (Zhong Dingwen), and from large seal inscriptions, small seal inscriptions, and official scripts to cursive, regular, and running scripts during the Eastern Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties. As a unique traditional art in China, Chinese characters were created by the working people. They began to record things by pictures and have developed into today's characters after thousands of years. Since their ancestors invented writing with brushes, calligraphy has been produced. From ancient times to modern times, brush writing has been the main method of writing Chinese characters. Other writing forms, such as hard pen and finger writing, have similar writing rules to brush writing, but are basically the same. Calligraphy refers to the writing style, structure, and constitution according to the characteristics and meanings of the characters, making it an aesthetic work of art.
2. Chinese calligraphy is a traditional art unique to China. The Chinese characters were created by the working people and started with picture recording. After thousands of years of development, they have evolved into today's characters. Due to the invention of brush writing by their ancestors, calligraphy was born. Throughout history, brush writing has been the primary method of writing Chinese characters. Other writing forms, such as hard pen and finger writing, have similar writing rules to brush writing and are basically the same. Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters according to their characteristics and meanings, resulting in aesthetically pleasing works of art.
3. The history of Chinese civilization is a diachronic and linear process, and Chinese calligraphy art has demonstrated its own development in this context. During the germination period of calligraphy (from the Yin and Shang Dynasties to the end of the Three Kingdoms), writing went through stages such as oracle bone inscriptions, ancient scripts (jinwen), large seal scripts (zhouwen), small seal scripts, official scripts (baifen), grass scripts, running scripts, and regular scripts. In the clear period of calligraphy (from the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties), calligraphy art entered a new realm. Oracle and official scripts tended to be simple grass and running scripts, which became the mainstream styles of the period. The appearance of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi made calligraphy art shine brightly, and his artistic achievements were highly respected in the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, a group of famous calligraphers emerged in the Tang Dynasty, such as Yu Shinao, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suilang, Yan Zhenqing, and Liu Gongquan, each with their own unique style and level of calligraphy. Through the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, Chinese calligraphy has become a national symbol representing the profound Chinese culture and the eternal charm of national culture.
