After Qin Shihuang ordered Lisi to create the seal script, he also accepted the official script created by Cheng Miao. As a popular official script, Xiao Zhuan's writing speed is slow, but the official script changes the circle of the official script into a square fold, and the rectangular structure of the official script into a convenient structure, which tends to be concise.
The development of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty experienced three stages: the early Tang Dynasty, the middle Tang Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty. The middle Tang Dynasty laid the foundation for the real calligraphy style in the Tang Dynasty and reached the ultimate beauty of calligraphy art. The early Tang Dynasty was a preparation and the late Tang Dynasty was a continuation. The social reasons for the prosperity of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty are not only the prosperity of the country, the development of culture and the positive inheritance of the previous generation of calligraphy art, but also the establishment of "calligraphy", the cultivation of high-level calligraphy talents and the inclusion of calligraphy in the official system. This is a unique cultural phenomenon, which shows the social status and aesthetic value of calligraphy art, and also reflects the needs of the superstructure for art.
In the Tang Dynasty, calligraphy theory's research and comments were quite prosperous.
There were also many famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty.