First, Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the Yin and Shang Dynasties
Carved mainly on tortoise shell bone, the lines are strong and powerful, the shape is simple and clumsy, and the font structure is not fully standardized, which reflects the original style of early Chinese characters.
Dujinwen was mainly popular from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The font structure is gradually symmetrical and neat, and the lines turn round, which looks simple and vigorous.
Three baby seals. Qin dynasty
It is the standard calligraphy style promoted by Qin Shihuang after unifying the six countries. It evolved from the simplification of the big seal script, with uniform and round lines, neat and rigorous strokes, neat structure and even layout, which laid the basic pattern of Chinese characters.
Silishu It began in the Qin Dynasty and matured in the Han Dynasty.
The strokes of Lishu tend to be more straight, the structure tends to be flat, the left and right strokes stretch, the strokes are obvious when starting and closing, the font is concise and regular, and it is easy to write and identify, which marks an important stage in the transition of Chinese characters from ancient Chinese characters to modern Chinese characters.
Five regular script. It began at the end of Han Dynasty, matured in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and reached its peak in Tang Dynasty. The font is square, the strokes are straight, the structure is rigorous, and the font is neat.
Six-party originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty, matured in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and further developed in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. Running script is a kind of calligraphy between regular script and cursive script, which has both the rules of regular script and the agility of cursive script
In addition, cursive script originated earlier, but matured from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Its characteristics are simple strokes, coherent structure, dynamic and rhythmic. The development of calligraphy not only enriches the writing forms of Chinese characters, but also reflects the evolution of ancient society, culture and art in China.