The history of China's calligraphy has gone through a long process. Calligraphy is a unique writing art of the Han nationality. Although the consciousness of calligraphy art only appeared at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, calligraphy art should be at the same time as the appearance of Chinese characters. The formation of Chinese characters has gone through a long historical period. At present, it is recognized by academic circles that the earliest materials related to ancient Chinese characters in China are Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in the middle and late Shang Dynasty.
From the late Shang Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty's unification of China (22 1 year ago), the general trend of the evolution of Chinese characters was from complexity to simplicity. This evolution is reflected in the evolution of fonts and glyphs. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, the inscriptions on bronzes tended to be linear, while the development of folk grass seal from Han nationality to Guli in the Warring States period greatly weakened hieroglyphics. However, the artistry of calligraphy has been enriched with the development of calligraphy. Calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China.
Calligraphy is an artistic expression to show the beauty of words. Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. Calligraphy can be divided into China calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy and Arabic calligraphy. Among them, China's calligraphy is a unique traditional art of Chinese characters in China, and it is known as poetry without words, invisible dance and no pictures. It can be used in font design, stone carving, pattern design and many other aspects.