How to practice a good hand? Can we copy the copybook directly? And is it necessary to have a deep understanding of the words to be written?

To learn calligraphy, we must first correct our thinking and regard calligraphy as a part of life accomplishment. Don't practice writing for the sake of writing, so you won't be lazy to practice writing. A clear understanding of Taoist calligraphy is not something that can be done well in a short time. The ancients said, "A pen without ink dies in three days." Regular practice is the only way for calligraphy. Choose your favorite copybooks, and don't blindly copy others to buy copybooks.

If you have your own copybook, you should thoroughly study the essence and advantages of copybook. This process is called "posting". Proficient in self-posting at eight or nine o'clock (most of them take ten years, and three to five years if they are talented). To get out of the copybook, call it "pasting" or self-creation. In this process, we must combine the essence of copybooks with our usual writing habits to form our own style, which others can't imitate. So you are not far from the title of calligrapher.