Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

many painters and scholars were also accomplished calligraphers. The cultivation of artistic writing is only one of many practices that show how deeply the writing system is rooted in Chinese culture.

“Here, regardless of which grade you are in, how big an achievement you get in an academic field, you are here for writing some Chinese calligraphy, and you are here to entertain yourself.

My parents are ethnically Chinese but spoke English ... I was trying to make sense of this tangle by writing lines, but at its heart, calligraphy is a sensuous practice. “You’re drawing ...

Artist qiaobiangugu creates gorgeous calligraphy using colored powders and a razor blade to shape the powder into letters.

The answer lies in the ambiguity of the word calligraphy itself. The Chinese word for calligraphy, shufa, or “way of writing,” can be read in two different ways. One refers to neat and legible writing ...

The performance embraces both traditional Chinese culture, featuring ancient Song poetry, while also innovating the modern techniques of calligraphy writing with combination of Western abstract ...

“Chinese Calligraphy “Shu Fa, is defined by Cihac, (an authoritative, comprehensive Chinese dictionary) as the art of writing stylistic scripts of Chinese characters including the ...

“Writing characters using brush and ink in ... “You kind of forget all those kinds of competition,” Chinese calligraphy professor Huazhi Wang said. “You forget that kind of missing out ...

road along the HCM City Youth Cultural House are familiar with the image of an elderly man in traditional long dress writing calligraphy sentences surrounded by young colleagues. VietNamNet Bridge – ...

Our Chinese Calligraphy course requires no prior knowledge of Chinese language or Chinese writing skills. This course is suitable for anyone new to Calligraphy and for those who have experience with ...