Imitation of Song Dynasty evolved from regular script, and the economy of China in Song Dynasty developed to a certain extent. Our ancestors first invented printing. In order to meet the needs of block printing, the engraver requires a more neat and standardized font than regular script.
After continuous exploration, they created a horizontal and vertical, more standardized seal cutting font, very close to regular script, with little difference between horizontal and vertical strokes.
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Writing in imitation of Song Dynasty is more convenient and faster than writing in Song Dynasty and in bold, because as long as the font is calculated, it can be written with a pen or a brush, and it needs to be written directly with a hard wolfram pen.
On the other hand, imitation of Song pays attention to structural modeling, which is close to regular script. Practicing imitation of Song Dynasty is conducive to accurately mastering the basic structure of Chinese characters, and it is more convenient and quick to learn other fine arts fonts on this basis. Therefore, some comrades advocate that learning calligraphy should start with imitating the Song Dynasty, which is also very reasonable.