China's calligraphy has a long history, ever-changing style and fascinating art. From Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze to Da Zhuan, Xiao Zhuan and Li Shu, and then to cursive script, regular script and running script in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wei and Jin Dynasties, calligraphy always exudes unique artistic charm.
After Qin Shihuang unified the whole country, Prime Minister Li Si presided over the unification of the national characters, which was a great achievement in the cultural history of China. After the unification of Qin Dynasty, this script was called Qin Zhuan, also known as Xiao Zhuan, which was simplified on the basis of Jin Wen and Shi Guwen.
In 206 BC, the Han Dynasty was established, and the official script was valued by the emperors, and developed into a mature official script, known as Han Li in history. Chinese characters changed from seal script to official script. Since then, Chinese characters have not changed much, which is called official script change in history. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were the pinnacle of calligraphy art, with Wang Xizhi as the representative in Jin Dynasty and 198 calligraphers. The Sui and Tang Dynasties were the heyday of calligraphy art, and Tang Kai was represented by Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan.
Song Sijia, an innovative running script, appeared in Song Dynasty, namely Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang. Zhao Ti in Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty was called four books with Ou, Yan and Liu in the Tang Dynasty. There are many calligraphers in Ming and Qing dynasties, and their calligraphy styles have developed.
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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 historical evolution and development, on the one hand, Chinese characters play an important social role in the exchange of ideas and cultural heritage, on the other hand, they also form a unique plastic arts.
According to modern textual research, regarding the origin of China characters, it is generally believed that characters were created in the "Yangshao Culture Period" in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China about five or six thousand years ago. Yangshao culture was named after it was first discovered in Yangshao Village, Shengshan, Henan Province in 192 1. In the past 40 years, there have been many discoveries. ?
There are three kinds of characters of all nationalities in the world, namely ideographic characters; Ideographic characters; Recording. Chinese characters are typical ideographs developed on the basis of ideographs.
The method of pictographic writing is to draw the real thing. While painting tends to be more simplified and abstract, becoming a symbol that highlights physical characteristics, representing a certain meaning and having a certain pronunciation ...?
Our Chinese characters, from pictures and symbols to creation and stereotypes, from China ancient seal script to small seal script, from seal script to official script, regular script and cursive script, have gradually taken shape. In the process of writing and application of Chinese characters, the unique and independent calligraphy art of all nationalities in the world has gradually emerged.
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