Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty is a writing carved on the bones of tortoise shells, which is now in the Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago. Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the source of China's calligraphy art, was found in 1898 Yin Ruins in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan. More than 5000 pieces of150000 have been unearthed, with about 5000 words. So far, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's research has become a science.
Bronze inscriptions are written on various bronzes during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. In ancient times, copper was called gold, so it was called bronze. The Qin Dynasty was a pioneering period in the history of calligraphy in China, and all forms were new. Li Si created Xiao Zhuan, and his works Langya Mountain and Quanliang Ban Zhao are slender, horizontal and vertical, which laid the foundation for today's square Chinese characters.
Han Dynasty is the foundation of calligraphy. The official script compiled by Cheng Miao in Qin Dynasty gradually developed into the dominant script in Han Dynasty. Running script, cursive script and regular script are all evolved from official script. At this point, all kinds of Chinese characters have been possessed, which laid the foundation for the development of calligraphy art.
The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was the peak period of calligraphy art, and the tenacious rise of Zhong You and Wang Xizhi made calligraphy art reach an unprecedented height. Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world" and is regarded as a national treasure of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, buried it as a sacrifice in Zhaoling, and it is a copy that will be handed down to later generations. Wang Xizhi and his seventh son, Wang Xianzhi, are both called "two kings", and their calligraphy art has a great influence on later generations.
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of calligraphy art, and Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun. Zhang Xu is called "sage of grass", and he and Huai Su are also called "crazy".
Calligraphy art in Song Dynasty is a period of reform and innovation. Su Wan, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang were four great artists in Song Dynasty, and Su Wan's cold food poems were called "the third running script in the world".
In the Ming Dynasty, there were Tang Bohu, Shen Zhou, Wen Weiming and Chou Ying, also known as "Ming Sijia".
The Qing Dynasty was the period of "calligraphy revival" in China, and many famous calligraphers appeared, such as Wang Feng, Fu Shan, Deng, Zhao and Kang Youwei. Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou, wrote Confusion Difficult and Suffering is a Blessing, which has great influence in the world.
In modern times, the art of calligraphy is even more colorful. Modern calligraphy has hundreds of schools such as official script, official script, official script, seal script, cursive script, running script, official script and seal script.