The origin of Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy is a unique type of art formed in the history of the evolution of Chinese national characters.

The rise of Chinese calligraphy art began with the generation of Chinese characters. “Sound can’t be transmitted to other places, stay at different times, so it’s a matter of writing. Writers, so it is the trace of meaning and sound.” Therefore, the text was produced. The first works of calligraphy art are not characters, but some carved symbols-hieroglyphs or pictorial characters. The carved characters of Chinese characters first appeared on pottery. The initial portrayal symbol only represents a rough concept of chaos and has no precise meaning.

Chinese calligraphy is a unique expression art of Chinese Han culture, known as: silent poetry, invisible dance; pictureless painting and the silent music.

Chinese writing began with calligraphy art in the “Yangshao Cultural Period”, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, and calligraphy art also began with bone inscriptions. After more than 2,000 years of development, calligraphy art in different periods has shown socio-economic development, and people’s value orientation in different specific periods.

Calligraphy is the writing art of Chinese characters. It is not only a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, but also unique in the world’s cultural and artistic treasure house. Chinese characters play an important social role in the exchange of ideas and cultural inheritance in the long history of evolution. On the other hand, it has formed a unique art.

In the modern era , with regard to the origin of Chinese writing, the symbol of the original writing has appeared in the culture of the Jiahu site . From 8000 to 9000 years ago, the oracle bone inscriptions before the Yinxu in Anyang were more than 4,000 years old. It is the earliest known form of writing.

Bone Inscription is the first gem in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Its stroke style has changed in thickness, weight, and swiftness. The strokes are light and ill, the strokes are thick and heavy, and the strokes are quick and quick. It has a certain sense of rhythm. 

The strokes are all around the prescription circle, the square moves sharply, and the circle smooth. Its lines are more harmonious and smooth than Tao Wen, which laid the tone and rhythm for the unique line art of Chinese calligraphy. The oracle bone inscriptions are rectangular and form the Chinese character. 

Stone inscriptions originated in the Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Qin Dynasty. Carved stone writings of Qin Kingdom in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. On the ten granite-shaped drum-shaped stones, each of the four-word poems is engraved, and the content sings about the hunting situation of the Qin monarch, so it is also called the hunting jie. The earliest stone engraving in the legend is the “Famous Stele” in the Xia Dynasty. The style of the engraved poems is similar in size to the “Book of Songs”. The font is similar to the script written in Shuo Wen Jie Zi, which has always been highly rated for calligraphy.

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