In which dynasty did China's calligraphy begin?

China's calligraphy has a history of more than 3,000 years, which started with the inscriptions on bronze in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Then Qin Zhuan, Han Li, Jin Cao, Wei Bei, Tang Kai, Song Xing and so on.

Calligraphy and the beginning of the Qin Dynasty can be seen from the following.

Li Si was a politician in the Qin Dynasty in China and the first calligrapher recorded in the history of calligraphy in China. After Qin unified the world, Reese was promoted to prime minister. At that time, the characters in the society were very confusing, so Lisi unified the characters of the whole country with Xiao Zhuan as the standard. Li Si had a great influence on the development of Xiao Zhuan calligraphy, and later calligraphers respected him as the "ancestor of Xiao Zhuan calligraphy". Li Si's seal script is exquisite in structure and exquisite. Only the stone carvings on Mount Tai have been handed down from generation to generation. Li Si's brushwork is vigorous and powerful, and the font structure is tight and loose. On the whole, the inscription font is smooth and rigorous, graceful and elegant. Taishan stone carving seal script has a far-reaching influence on later generations and is a model of small seal script. Li Si's Taishan stone carving is the only original preserved in Qin Zhuan. Li Si's calligraphy can be said to be the best of all ages. He is the earliest great calligrapher in China.