1. philology accomplishment
For calligraphers, the first thing is to have philology knowledge, especially the development history of characters and the origin of ancient Chinese characters. This is the special professional needs of calligraphers as a special art group that uses words as an artistic expression tool. China's writing-Chinese characters is a very unique written language system, which developed from the original picture characters, and has experienced numerous changes in the font from the early discovered Oracle Bone Inscriptions to the modern Chinese characters, which is unique in the world. The change and maturity of these font forms constitute an inexhaustible form of nourishment for calligraphy art creation. Recommended bibliography: 1. Shuowen Jiezi (Xu Shen); 2. Outline of Philology (Qiu Xigui); 3, "Ancient Philology" (Tang Lan) Recommended reason: Xu Shen's original book "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" must be read. This book is a classic of philology and the key to opening ancient Chinese characters. Suggest Zhonghua Book Company Edition. Summary of philology is a general masterpiece about Chinese characters, an excellent teaching material in simple terms, and a pioneering academic work with unique opinions. After the book was published, it received rave reviews. It was republished not only in mainland China, but also in traditional Chinese characters in Taiwan Province. He was awarded the first prize of excellent works in Peking University and the special prize of outstanding achievements in philosophy and social sciences in Beijing, and won the first National Book Award. The author, Mr. Qiu Xigui, is a famous contemporary archaeologist, famous for his preciseness and profundity. There are many ways to interpret words. Mr Tang Lan deserves to be called a "great scholar". He has been engaged in teaching and academic research all his life, and his works are abundant. He has unique opinions on the study of ancient philology, philology, ancient history and bronzes.
Chinese characters have a long history of thousands of years, and they are constantly evolving in the course of history. Chinese characters are full of strong vitality, making continuous progress in the long historical process and bearing the development of Chinese civilization. For many years, Chinese characters have verified the development of history and preserved great culture for future generations. Chinese characters are the historical civilization we study.