Hello, I am not very familiar with Pinghe County, but I am also learning calligraphy and have some suggestions for your reference.
My personal suggestion is that it is best to learn from teachers who have graduated from calligraphy majors. They can teach you more systematically. You may hear others say that the calligraphy of a certain elder or friend is good, but that is only what they think is good. The so-called insiders look at the door, while laymen look at the excitement.
In addition, tools are also very important. The first is paper. For beginners, you can use rough paper. I think the pen is the most important. For writing brushes, you can find this article and read "China's Top Ten Writing Brushes" Brand (with the selection and maintenance methods of brushes)", the article explains in detail the selection and maintenance methods of brushes. If you don't know how to choose a copybook, you can refer to this article "How should beginners of calligraphy choose a brush copybook (with the names of 46 classic calligraphy introductory copybooks)". I hope it will be helpful to you.