Symbols depicting Chinese characters first appeared on pottery. The primitive depiction symbol only represents a rough concept of chaos and has no exact meaning. China's calligraphy is a unique performance art of China culture, which is known as: silent poetry, invisible dance; Painless paintings, silent music.
China's writing began in the "Yangshao Culture Period" in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, and the art of calligraphy also began in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. After more than 2,000 years of inheritance and development, calligraphy art in different periods shows the social and economic development and people's value orientation in different specific periods.
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Calligraphy history:
1, prehistoric times
More than 8,000 years ago, Cishan and Khan Lee culture appeared in the Yellow River basin, and there were many symbols on the handmade ceramics unearthed in Khan Lee, Fiji. This symbol is a chaotic combination of our ancestors' communication function, note-taking function and pattern decoration function. Although these are not real Chinese characters, they are the embryonic forms of Chinese characters.
Immediately after the Banpo site of Yangshao culture about 6000 years ago, some painted pottery with similar characters were unearthed. These symbols are distinguished from patterns, which promotes the development of Chinese characters. This can be said to be the origin of China characters.
Then Erlitou culture and Erligang culture. In the archaeological excavation of Erlitou culture, there are 24 kinds of marked pottery pieces, some of which are similar to Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, and all of them are single independent characters.
Erligang culture was found to have a writing system. Three bones with words were found here, two with words and a cross, which seemed to be carved for practicing lettering. This has made civilization take another big step forward.
The origin of primitive characters is an imitation instinct, which is used to visualize a specific thing. Although it is simple and chaotic, it already has a certain aesthetic taste. This simple writing can therefore be called prehistoric calligraphy.
2. Tang Dynasty
Calligraphy theory in the Tang Dynasty was more rigorous and perfect on the basis of the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. For example, Sun's Shu Pu, His Shu Duan, and Zhang Yanyuan's Fa Lu were all regarded as the standard by later generations, which had a far-reaching influence on calligraphy theory's creation in later generations.
The calligraphy of Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties in the Five Dynasties is the tracing and inheritance of the calligraphy of Jin and Tang Dynasties. Due to the war and political instability, it presents a complicated situation. Calligraphers turn to the track of expressing personal feelings and interests with calligraphy. Song Sijia in the Northern Song Dynasty and Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty appeared.
Calligraphy theory has also developed, with theoretical works such as Mo Chi Pian, History of Books, Xuan He Shu Pu, Mo Han Zhi, Guang Chuan Shu Ba, Fa Shu Kao and Hanlin. It provides reference samples and theoretical guidance for the artistic creation of calligraphers at that time and later generations. ?
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