There has been calligraphy since there were words.
China's writing originated very early, which developed the writing of the writing into an aesthetic stage-it integrated the creator's ideas, thinking and spirit, and stimulated the aesthetic emotion of the aesthetic object (that is, the formation of a real sense of calligraphy).
China's historical civilization is a diachronic and linear process, and China's calligraphy art shows its own development in such a big background. In the embryonic period of calligraphy (from Yin Shang Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty), the writing experience evolved from Oracle Bone Inscriptions, ancient prose (bronze inscription), big seal script (bronze inscription), small seal script, official script (eight points), cursive script, running script and real script. In the bright period of calligraphy (Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to Sui and Tang Dynasties), the art of calligraphy entered a new realm. From seal script to simple cursive script and real calligraphy, they became the mainstream style of this period. Extended information
Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters. It is not only the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, but also unique in the treasure house of world culture and art. In the long history of evolution and development, Chinese characters, on the one hand, play an important social role in the exchange of ideas and cultural inheritance, on the other hand, they have formed a unique plastic arts. According to textual research in modern times, regarding the origin of China characters, it is generally believed that characters have been created in the "Yangshao Culture Period" in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China about 5,-6, years ago. Yangshao culture was named after it was first discovered in Yangshao Village, Mianchi, Henan Province in 1921. In the past 4 years, there have been many discoveries.
Reference: Calligraphy-Baidu Encyclopedia