Fu (Bronze Inscriptions): Bronze Inscriptions, also known as Zhongding Wen, began in the Zhou Dynasty. The Shang and Zhou dynasties were the prosperous era of bronzes. The ritual vessels of bronzes were represented by tripods, and the musical instruments were represented by bells. "Zhongding" is synonymous with bronzes. Therefore, bell and tripod inscriptions or bronze inscriptions refer to the inscriptions cast or engraved on bronze vessels, which fully demonstrates the development of the bronze casting industry in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Fu (seal script): Seal script, also known as stone drum script, originated in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Qin Dynasty. It is the earliest stone-engraved script that has been passed down to this day. After Qin Shihuang unified China, Prime Minister Li Si implemented the policy of unifying weights and measures and simplifying the fonts of "books with the same text and carriages with the same rails". Create a unified writing form for Chinese characters. It remained popular in China until the end of the Western Han Dynasty, when it was gradually replaced by official script.
Fu (official script): Official script originated from the Qin Dynasty and reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The emergence of official script was a major change in ancient writing and calligraphy. The font pays attention to "silkworm head and swallow tail" and "twists and turns". Under the unification of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's thought of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", official script gradually developed and took shape, becoming the dominant calligraphy style.
Fu (regular script): Regular script is also known as regular script. Regarding regular script, Weng Fanggang said: "The wave painting of official script is changed, and the horizontal and straight lines of ancient official script are still preserved." Its characteristics are: square shape and straight strokes, which can be used as a model, hence the name. It began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, there were many famous masters of regular script, the most famous of which are the four masters of regular script. They are respectively: Tang Ouyang Xun (European style), Yan Zhenqing (Yan style), Liu Gongquan (Liu style), and Yuan Zhao Mengfu (Zhao style).
Fu (running script): running script, a font between regular script and cursive script. It was created to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the difficulty of legibility of cursive script. The writing style is not as sloppy as cursive script, nor is it required to be as straight as regular script. Those with more cursive than regular script are called "Xingcao". Running script was produced around the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Fu (cursive script): Cursive script, formed in the Han Dynasty, evolved on the basis of official script for the convenience of writing. Representative works include "The First Moon" by Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty and other works. Kuangcao appeared in the Tang Dynasty, represented by Zhang Xu and Huaisu. The brushwork was wild and uninhibited, and it became an artistic creation that was completely divorced from practicality. Representative works include Zhang Xu's "Belly Pain" Post and Huaisu's "Autobiography Post".