Zhang Huaiguan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, called calligraphy "the sound of silence, the invisible phase" in the Book Theory. His so-called "silent voice" refers to the symmetry, interpenetration, echo and disconnection of his writing, just like a beautiful and moving music.
In calligraphy works, the shade of ink, the straightness of fonts, the fluency of writing, the regularity and changes of writing, and the aesthetic feeling and form of calligraphy fonts in the whole writing space can all be used as part of appreciating calligraphy art. Therefore, appreciating calligraphy not only has the beauty of expression-the beauty of realm, the beauty of style and the beauty of painting; There is also inner beauty-structural beauty, pen and ink beauty and line beauty.
Calligraphy art is extremely important to national rejuvenation. As the saying goes, language is the root of a nation's culture, and China's calligraphy is the soul of China people. The name "calligraphy" was actually established after the Tang Dynasty.
What is calligraphy? The form and rules of writing on paper with a pen dipped in ink are called "calligraphy". The word "calligraphy" is called "the way of calligraphy" in Japan and "the art of calligraphy" in Korea. In fact, the two names "Calligraphy Art" and "Calligraphy Road" are the names of China's calligraphy before the Tang Dynasty. Later, because the Tang Dynasty respected the law, it was renamed as "Calligraphy" in order to emphasize the statutes and facilitate the standardization and dissemination of characters. Now many people mistakenly think that "Shu Dao" is the original name of Japanese calligraphy. In fact, in ancient Japan, calligraphy was called "Ru Mu Dao" or "Bi Dao", and it was not until the Edo period that the term "Shu Dao" was defined and still used today. If you want to call "calligraphy" the "road of calligraphy" in the future, use it generously, and don't worry about being mistaken for Japanese calligraphy.