Chinese calligraphy

Author: Chen Tingyou/Ren Lingjuan
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: ★16K paperback, published by China International Press & Publications★ Written by Chen Tingyou, who has previously served as an editor and reporter for People's Daily, Beijing Review, a compiler and reviewer for Commercial Press, and a member of the China Calligraphers Association★ Awarded the Excellent Work Award at the 6th "National Book Cover Art Exhibition" in 2004★ A comprehensive exploration of classics, connecting past and present, detailing common knowledge in an easy-to-understand manner with rich illustrations★ Suitable not only for foreign readers but also for English learners to appreciate and study the English edition of "Chinese Calligraphy"
The English edition of "Chinese Calligraphy" is printed on copperplate paper with vibrant colors, featuring clear and sharp printing. The book was awarded the Excellent Work Award at the 6th "National Book Cover Art Exhibition." Author Chen Tingyou introduces the origins, evolution, formation, and development of Chinese calligraphy in an accessible way, discussing the beauty of calligraphy from aspects such as lines, structure, and spacing. He also highlights the representative calligraphers from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Qing dynasties, providing detailed insights into their artistic characteristics and calligraphic techniques.
Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art of writing Chinese characters. It evolved from oracle bone script, stone drum script, and bronze script (zhongdingwen) to great seal script, small seal script, and clerical script, ultimately taking shape as cursive script, regular script, and running script in the Eastern Han, Wei, and Jin dynasties. Throughout its history, calligraphy has radiated artistic charm.
Chinese calligraphy is a unique visual art, with Chinese characters being a key element. Since calligraphy originated and developed within Chinese culture, and Chinese characters are one of the fundamental elements of Chinese culture, calligraphy is distinguished from other forms of calligraphy by its reliance on Chinese characters.