The evolution of China's calligraphy is Oracle Bone Inscriptions-bronze inscription-stone carving-seal script-official script-cursive script-running script-regular script.
From the Shang Dynasty to the Western Han Dynasty-calligraphy was step by step. During this period, there were Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, stone carvings, bamboo slips and Zhu Mo's handwriting;
During the period from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the calligraphy of the Han Dynasty was dominated by Han stone carvings, such as cliff stone carvings (words carved on cliffs) and Shimen ode. First of all, stone tablets are the most important art form reflecting the times and rhythm, including those of Feng Longshan, The West Chamber, Kong Zhou, Yi Ying, Chen Shi, Zhang Qian and Cao Quan.
The creation and birth of cursive script in Han dynasty is of great significance in the history of calligraphy art.
In Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and Jin Dynasty, he advocated "elegance" and "quality" in life, pursued the beauty of moderation and lightness in art, and calligraphers came forth in large numbers. Two kings (Wang Xizhi. Wang Xianzhi) Yan Fang's exquisite artistic taste caters to the requirements of literati, and people increasingly realize that writing has aesthetic value. Wang Xizhi, the most representative of the spirit of Wei and Jin Dynasties, is the most influential calligrapher in the history of calligraphy and is known as the "sage of calligraphy". Wang Xizhi's running script "Preface to Lanting" is known as "the best running script in the world", and critics say that his writing style is like a cloud and agile as a dragon. His son's "Ode to Luo Shen" is magnificent, creating a "broken style" and "a book", which is a great contribution in the history of calligraphy. At the peak of calligraphy in Jin Dynasty, it was mainly manifested in running script, which was a font between cursive script and regular script. His representative works include Three Wishes, namely, Wang Xizhi's Quick Snow Clear Post, Wang Xun's Yuan Bo Post and Wang Xianzhi's Mid-Autumn Post.