Or start from the seal script and face the "Yishan Monument".
Introduction to Calligraphy Some people say that we should start with regular script, while others say that we should practice seal script and official script first. I think both will do.
The basic context of the development and evolution of Chinese characters is: seal script, official script, cursive script, running script and regular script.
Xiao Zhuan (Qin Zhuan): Qin Dynasty.
Official script (Qin Li, Han Li): Qin and Han Dynasties (although the Qin Dynasty stipulated that Xiao Zhuan was a popular standard font, it actually had a "eight-style" and formed official script).
Cursive script (Cao Zhang): Han and Wei Dynasties.
Running script: It was produced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Regular script: originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang Dynasty.
From this direction, it seems that we should start with the practice of Xiao Zhuan.
Brief introduction of seal script
Master Hongyi mentioned that learning calligraphy should start with seal script. "Every word of Chinese characters in China has a history, not an imagination, so you can't just scribble. If you don't learn seal script, you can't understand the origin of glyphs and characters, or you can simply say that you can't read characters. Therefore, learning Chinese characters from seal script and learning Chinese characters from the source will not only improve writing, but also make the process interesting and fun. " The same is true of learning Xiao Zhuan. Tracing back to the source, we should start from the source. In the later period, on the basis of predecessors, various famous seal scripts were continuously developed.