To deeply understand China's calligraphy, we must first understand the essence of China's cultural thought ().

To deeply understand China's calligraphy, we must first understand the essence of China's cultural thought-Tao. The specific explanation is as follows:

1, Tao is a term used by the Chinese nation to understand nature, which means the trajectory or trajectory of everything, and it can also be said that it is the change and movement of things.

2, all things are not things themselves, the sun and the moon are self-evident, the stars are self-ordered, the animals are self-made, the wind is self-propelled, the water is self-flowing, the vegetation is self-growing, breathing does not breathe, the heartbeat does not beat, and so on.

3. China's calligraphy is an ancient art of writing Chinese characters. From Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Shi Guwen and Jinwen (Zhong Dingwen) to Da Zhuan, Xiao Zhuan and Li Shu, and then to the cursive script, regular script and running script in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wei and Jin Dynasties, calligraphy has always exuded artistic charm.

4. China's calligraphy is an original performing art of the Han nationality, which is known as: poetry without words, dancing without words; Painless paintings, silent music. Chinese characters are an important factor in China's calligraphy, because China's calligraphy was produced and developed in China culture, and Chinese characters are one of the basic elements of China culture. Relying on Chinese characters is the main symbol that distinguishes China's calligraphy from other kinds of calligraphy.

5. China culture, or China traditional culture, Chinese traditional culture, Huaxia culture, China ancient culture, China ancient culture and Chinese studies (foreigners who study China culture are generally called "sinologists", while China people study China culture as "masters of Chinese studies"), including folk customs, operas (mainly Kunqu opera, Henan opera and Huangmei opera), chess, tea ceremony, Chinese traditional musical instruments and China tradition.

6. China's culture has experienced more than a thousand years of historical evolution. According to legend, it experienced the dynasties of Chao, Sui, Fu, Shen Nong, Huang Di Xuanyuan, Yao, Shun and Yu, and was established and developed in the Xia Dynasty, the first country in China. China, with its splendid culture, stands in the east of the world with rich and colorful cultural elements.