Other names: Lanting Award
Time of establishment: 200 1 year
Organizers: China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Calligraphers Association.
Host city: Shaoxing (Huiji)
China Lanting Calligraphy Award is a national comprehensive calligraphy professional award approved by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and co-sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Calligraphers Association. Like the Plum Blossom Award for China Opera, Golden Rooster Award for China Film and Golden Eagle Award for China TV, it is the highest award and honor for calligraphers, calligraphy theorists, calligraphy educators and calligraphers who have made great achievements and outstanding contributions in the fields of calligraphy art creation, theoretical research, calligraphy education, editing and publishing. The 4th Lanting Award returned to Shaoxing, the holy place of calligraphy (Lanting under the shadow of Huiji Mountain), and was designated as the permanent host city of the award.