How did ancient calligraphy in China develop? What contribution did Zhong You and Yan Zhenqing make in this respect? Please, 3Q.

The ancient art of calligraphy in China is the art of writing. With words, the art of calligraphy began. Calligraphy art is still line art after all. 1. The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the beginning of China's calligraphy art, and the Shang Dynasty was the beginning of accurate characters with sharp lines (carved and scratched with a knife). Bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty have thick lines and characters (cast with Fan Tao metal solution). 2. The Qin and Han Dynasties saw the beginning of the prosperity of China's calligraphy. In the evolution of Chinese characters, the appearance of official script is epoch-making, which marks the maturity of ancient Chinese characters. 3. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was the first glorious period of China's calligraphy, and all kinds of fonts in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were relatively mature, so Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was the first glorious period of China's calligraphy. Zhong You "took the lead in regular script"; Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, pushed the running script to the peak of maturity; Cao Sheng by Zhang Zhi. Appreciation of works: Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, known as the best running script in the world, has 28 different ways of writing "zhi". 4. China's calligraphy art flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The heyday of regular script. "European style", "Yan style" and "Liu Ti", especially "Yan bone". Appreciation of works: Li Quanming of Jiucheng Palace in Ou Yangxun, Duobaota Monument in Yan Zhenqing and Shence Army Monument of Liu Gongquan. 5. During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, calligraphy became more diversified. Calligraphers * * * have the same characteristics: they are fluent in poetry and calligraphy, good at calligraphy style, pursuing individuality liberation and being free and colorful. Appreciation of works: Cai Xiang's regular script letters, Su Shi's Luochi Temple Monument, Huang Tingjian's Postscript of Cold Food, and Mi Fei's Postscript of Poems of Duojinglou.