Not yet started: I can’t feel the beauty of a calligraphy work. This is not surprising. When we were in the sixth grade of elementary school, we were taking a writing class, and one of my classmates couldn't tell the difference between the printed font in the writing textbook (it was regular script printed in a field grid) and the font on the teacher's copybook. , he thought it was the same. I think the main reason is that I have received too little exposure to calligraphy. Strictly speaking, this cannot be regarded as a state of appreciating calligraphy, because there is no appreciation at all.
Getting started: I can feel the beauty of a calligraphy work, but I can’t tell what’s so good about it. This should be the level of most people in life. After seeing the beauty of more mainstream works, I think this word is good. But if you want to ask where it is, the answer you get is mostly "it just feels pretty good". You can't say it. This is why. This is mainly due to the lack of ideas or skills in appreciating a calligraphy work. The easiest way to judge whether you are a beginner is to read Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection". If you find it pleasing to the eye, then congratulations, you are at least a beginner.
Advanced: Not only can you feel the beauty of a calligraphy work, but also know what is good about it. People who can tell what is good about a work should have learned certain knowledge of calligraphy (such as mastering the way to hold a pen, understanding the characteristics of different calligraphy styles, knowing the rules of tying words, etc.) and have certain artistic accomplishments in calligraphy (such as copying I have studied famous inscriptions on inscriptions, read calligraphy works, tried my own creation, etc.), and mastered the idea of ????appreciating calligraphy works. Since calligraphy education is not compulsory in our country, most people who can master certain calligraphy knowledge and accumulate certain calligraphy skills are those who have a strong interest in calligraphy.
Advanced level: Able to fully appreciate a calligraphy work and know its strengths and weaknesses. A person at this level should have relatively rich calligraphy knowledge and profound calligraphy art cultivation, so that he can comprehensively analyze a work and even discover the flaws in famous calligraphy, so as to eliminate the rough and select the essence.