The historical use of calligraphy

The history of China's calligraphy is as long as that of China. Since Oracle Bone Inscriptions's invention, the fonts of China's calligraphy have gone through the development stages from seal script to official script, cursive script, regular script and running script. Each stage produced a large number of calligraphers and calligraphy works, which constituted the profound tradition of China's calligraphy. China's calligraphy is a mature art in ancient times, with a rich, complete and consistent theoretical system. Many theoretical works are the summary of calligraphers' artistic practice, which greatly influenced the calligraphy learning and creation of later generations.