One of the traditional plastic arts in China. It refers to the rules of writing Chinese characters (seal script, official script, orthography and cursive script) with a conical brush. Techniques pay attention to writing, pen, ink, stippling, structure, distribution (lines, composition), style and so on.
General requirements, such as: when lifting a pen, the finger must be empty and the finger must be Qi Li; Spread the center with a pen; Stippling should be complete and thoughtful; The structure should be horizontal and vertical, and the meaning should echo; The distribution should be complex, with appropriate density and consistency; And advocate personality, style and interest. The art of calligraphy and painting originates from lines, and each has a vivid aesthetic feeling of charm (rigidity) and rhyme (softness). Painting has lines, images and colors; Calligraphy, on the other hand, does not express objects, does not use colors, but only uses abstract lines, so the temperament and charm of its lines are stronger, so calligraphy is called "book potential" between Jin and Tang Dynasties.