According to the unearthed bamboo slips, official script originated in Qin Dynasty, and Cheng Miao was also called official script. Han Li reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, inherited the tradition of seal script, and opened the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. The calligraphy circle called it "Tang Kai of Han Li".
According to legend, Li Shu was compiled in prison by Cheng Miao, who was not in the Qin Dynasty. By eliminating complexity and simplifying, the font becomes round and square, the strokes are changed to straight, and the font is beautiful and flat. Officials, so in ancient times, official script was called "Zuo Shu".
Han Li is a symbol of calligraphy art in Han Dynasty in China. General styles are:
1, stable and dignified, such as the Huashan Temple Monument in Xiyue, the Ritual Monument, the Yiying Monument, the Han and Xiping Stone Classics, and the Residual Stone;
2. Jin Fang's simple and unsophisticated categories, such as Zhang Qianbei, Fresh Sulphur Monument, The West Chamber and School Official Monument;
3. Beautiful and generous categories, such as Cao Quanbei, Confucius Monument, Liu Xiong Monument and Zhao Kuan Monument;
4. Wide and heavy, such as Fang Heng Monument, Army Monument and Longshan Ode;
5. Free and unconstrained style, such as Ode to Shimen, Yang Huai Biao Ji and Xiacheng North;
6. Gu Zhuo's major categories, such as Yu Jun's stone carvings, Pei Cenji's monuments and pavilions.