Calligraphy is a traditional culture and art unique to China.

It is a rule for writing Chinese characters, also known as "calligraphy".

Chinese characters, also known as Chinese characters and Chinese characters, are a type of writing widely used in the Chinese character cultural circle. They are morpheme-syllabic writings that are ideographic writings. They were invented, created and improved by the Chinese people in ancient times. The current exact history can be traced back to about A.D.

Oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty, 1300 BC.

From the small seal script of the Qin Dynasty, it developed to the Han Dynasty and was named "Hanzi". In the Tang Dynasty, regular script became the standard for handwriting used today - regular script.

Chinese characters are by far the longest continuously used major writing system, and are also the only writing systems among the major writing systems in ancient times that have been passed down to this day.

Chinese characters have been the main official text in all dynasties of China.

Broadly speaking, calligraphy refers to the writing rules of language symbols.

In other words, calligraphy refers to writing according to the characteristics and meaning of characters, using calligraphy, structure and organization to make them into beautiful works of art. With the development of cultural undertakings, calligraphy is not limited to using brushes and writing Chinese characters.

Its connotation has been greatly increased.

For example, in terms of tools, there are many types of pens, including brushes, hard pens, computer instruments, airbrushes, engraving knives, engraving machines, and daily tools (mainly hardware that is relatively hard and can be used for writing).

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The pigments are not just calligraphy displays (6 photos) using black ink blocks, inks, adhesives, chemicals, spray paints, glazes, etc., all kinds of colors and wonders; the varieties are too numerous to mention.

From the perspective of writing methods, some use their hands to hold the pen, some use their feet to hold the pen, and there are many people who use other organs to write. Some people even write without using a pen at all, such as "pointing to write", "squeezing out writing", etc.

; In terms of writing style, it is not just Chinese characters. Some ethnic minority scripts have also entered the calligraphy art world, Mongolian is an example; from the perspective of calligraphy style and composition, in addition to the authentic traditional calligraphy school, there are also other calligraphy schools in our country.

The "intentional" school with the same curves and straight lines and a combination of movement and stillness emerged, which is the so-called modern calligraphy.

It is based on traditional calligraphy with innovations, highlighting the word "change", integrating poetry, calligraphy and painting, and striving to unify form and content, making the work a masterpiece of three beauties: "beauty of meaning, beauty of sound, and beauty of form".

In Japan, many calligraphers abandoned the linguistic nature of writing and established the "imagery" nature of writing. The "Moxiang" school emerged, using the weight and speed of the pen, the opening and closing of the pen edge, and changes in the writing position to write.

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From all of these (of course not only these), it can be seen that calligraphy, like other things, is constantly developing and changing, which must be paid great attention by people in the calligraphy community.

The five main calligraphy styles of Chinese calligraphy are regular script (including Wei stele and block script), running script (including running script and running script), cursive script (including Zhangcao, Xiaocao, Dacao and standard cursive script), and official script (including ancient official script, official script and cursive script).

Jinli), seal script style (including large seal script and small seal script).

In addition, there are Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy, and Japanese calligraphy derived from Chinese calligraphy.

Famous calligraphers in ancient China There were many famous calligraphers in ancient China, among whom Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu, Zhang Xu, Huaisu, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Chu Suiliang, and Mi Fu were the most outstanding.

Wang Xizhi Wang Xizhi Wang Xizhi (303-361 AD in the Eastern Jin Dynasty) is known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".

His courtesy name was Yishao and his nickname was Danzhai. He was originally from Linyi, Langya (today's Shandong Province), and later moved to Shanyin (today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province). He was an official of the Youjun General, an internal historian of Kuaiji, and a great calligrapher.

Representative works include: "Lanting Preface" in regular script; "Seventeen Tie" in cursive script; "Aunt Tie", "Kuai Xue Shi Qing Tie", "Sang Luan Tie" in running script; "Le Yi Lun" and "Huang Ting Jing" in regular script, etc.

It has the reputation of being the best cursive script in the world. The characters it writes are dignified and delicate, floating like floating clouds. They study the posture carefully, imitate with heart and hands, pick up the strengths of many people, and cultivate them in one furnace, creating "natural nature, abundant spirit cover".

"generation" in running script.

Ouyang Xun Ouyang Xun (557-641), courtesy name Xinben, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan).

Ouyang Xun's regular script is unparalleled in the world for its rigorous standard and powerful writing skills. He is said to be the best regular script among the Tang Dynasty people.

His representative works in regular script include "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming", "Huangfu's Birthday Stele", "Huadu Temple Stele", regular script "Lanting Ji" and running script include "Thousand-Character Essay in Running Script".

Later generations used this book to find out the dangers in the ordinary, and it was the most convenient for beginners to learn, so it was called "European style".

Yan Zhenqing Yan Zhenqing Duobao Pagoda Yan Zhenqing (709-785), courtesy name Qingchen, was born in Xiaodili, Langya (now Feixian County, Linyi City) and was an outstanding calligrapher in the mid-Tang Dynasty.

He first learned Chu Suiliang's style of writing, and then learned his writing skills from Zhang Xu. He also absorbed the characteristics of the four schools of thought in the early Tang Dynasty, as well as the styles of seal script and Northern Wei Dynasty. He completed the creation of vigorous and broad Yan style regular script and established a model of regular script in the Tang Dynasty.

The "Yan style" regular script he founded is known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script" together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun.

Together with Liu Gongquan, he is also known as "Yan Jin Liu Gu".

"Yan's Family Temple Stele", with rich calligraphy skills, was also his proud work in his later years.

Among the handed down ink writings are "Posts for Fighting for Seats", "Manuscripts for Memorials to Nephews", "Posts for Liu Zhong's Envoy", "Posts for Self-address", etc.

Liu Gongquan Liu Gongquan's Shence Army Monument Liu Gongquan (778-865), courtesy name Chengxuan, was born in Huayuan, Jingzhao (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). He was the crown prince and grand master, and was known as "Liu Shaoshi" in the world. He was the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

A famous calligrapher.