Information about the history of calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters. It is not only the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, but also unique in the treasure house of world culture and art.

From Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, through the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, to Qin and Han Dynasties, the historical development of more than 2,000 years also promoted the development of calligraphy art. During this period, various calligraphy styles appeared one after another, including Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, stone carvings, bamboo slips and Zhu Mo's handwriting.

Among them, seal script, official script, cursive script, regular script and other fonts were stereotyped in the screening and elimination of hundreds of miscellaneous words, and the art of calligraphy began to develop in an orderly manner.

Time of origin:

According to modern textual research, regarding the origin of China characters, primitive characters have appeared in Jiahu site culture, which is 8,000-9,000 years ago, more than 4,000 years earlier than Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Anyang Yin Ruins, and it is the earliest known prototype of characters.

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Oracle Bone Inscriptions:

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the first treasure in the history of China's calligraphy. His brushwork has changed in thickness, lightness and quickness. His brushwork is light and urgent, thick and heavy, quick and energetic, and has a certain sense of rhythm.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is also the oldest extant script in China. Carved on Oracle bones, it was first used in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and it was a kind of divination of future outcome, which prevailed in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in 1889, which is a record of royal divination in the late Shang Dynasty. It was discovered more than 3000 years ago in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province.

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