Calligraphy: Chinese cultural treasures

Calligraphy is China's national essence. Since ancient times, the world's species over thousands of words, their function is the first notebook rumors. When people write also emphasizes written handsome, even with art that, based on specific needs, but also to write the word and the art of flower characters, but many words have not evolved an independent art classes. Only Chinese characters to write in for the day-to-day writing, also rose to a special high art. It popular in the vast land of China for thousands of years without failure. With painting, sculpture, poetry, music, dance, drama, is a family of art.
Calligraphy in China almost everywhere. It closely connected with daily life, and is the largest number of enthusiasts and Xiyi of an art form.
In the area around the bustling shops on the door of the hoisting of the inscriptions are often celebrities exquisite plaque. In the range of goods, modern commercial atmosphere in which Tenong, dotted with some of the antique culture and calligraphy works, the scenery will add somewhat elegant, noisy atmosphere has been purified.
Calligraphic works is the living room, study, bedroom in the decoration. It is written in highly absorbent Xuan paper, and then mounting in neighboring Sijuan decorated with the thick paper, made Guazhou, or into the frame, hang up the walls. Most of the content of writing room is the owner of a favorite poem, a couplet or a motto, if this is his own made, it shows more of the interest and talent he has. Calligraphy can a white wall Shenghui,宾朋Kaiyan.

Scholars of the old living room

There is a calligraphy work is devoted to the biggest traditional festival of the Spring Festival. It is written in the New Year's scrolls with red paper, paste at home in the door, doors, walls or pillars, so that everything was permeated with an atmosphere of jubilation. Is the text of the wishes in the new year settled down in China and Thailand, Renshounianfeng.

Entrance to the New Year's scrolls and pictures

Jing also used the word Miao Mexican newspaper masthead, the book's title executed. Every day in 1000 out of 10,000 notes, the "People's Bank of China," the six Chinese characters, but also from the hands of masters. At the height of summer, people used folding fans, Shanmian on calligraphy or painting, can fan, but also Bawan and show their Ruya airflow. If we say that the Chinese people have died from health to form a relationship with the calligraphy is no exaggeration: the birth of a child after the first album on their elders who have a brush with the inscribed message; wedding pillows Shangxiu the word calligraphy "Double happiness"; birthday Douda is linked to the "life" characters; Finally, the tombstone is carved out of the hands of good calligraphy, the text of the deceased's life.

Pan Ying of the semi-Shanmian

Chinese tourism to the guests, in various scenic places to see who decorated the natural landscape and Tingtailouge, garden Fengwu calligraphy works. Those who write in Mubian, engraved on the rocks in a word, in harmony with the surrounding landscape Huiying as a whole. In Beijing about 300 km from the ancient eastern end of the Shanhaiguan Great Wall, its Chenglou was founded in 1381. East can be boarded Chenglou of the sea, customs and outside to enjoy the magnificent mountains. Raise a Hengbian upstairs, to write "Tianxiadiyi customs," the five heavy powerful Chinese characters, instead of the surrounding landscape is magnificent match, is said to be from the Ming dynasty calligraphy masters in the hands of Xiao.

Shanhaiguan Chenglou floor plaques and the word

You are the attractions to visit Shandong Taishan, which may wish to Longquan Road east of the peak viewing the famous "five-valley by Cliff Stele" ① - 1400 years ago, carved in the canyon in the 6,000 square meters of high-Pingshang "The King Kong." The original 3017 words, by stripping loss in a long time, the existing 1067 words. Every Chinese is about 35 cm square, the biggest word of nearly 50 centimeters square. In the surrounding rugged mountain, a river next to the bypass Shiping, the total of people make such a magnificent Jin Long, Charm excellent calligraphy wonders, its vision of the Gaomiao, the fine arts must, it is Jingxian.

"Mount Tai-yu as the King Kong" part of the Northern and Southern Dynasties

Shaoxing of Zhejiang Province in the south, the tour guide will lead you to pay homage to the West in the southern suburbs of China's first calligraphy Holy Land Lanting. AD 353, a gas-tannoy the spring and was later known as the St. invitation of Wang Xizhi 41 Fellows are in the Mau Lam Xiuzhu, a clean Jituan video tapes about the Lanting in drinking Fushi, also wrote a master Chengxing 324 words long chapter of the poem sequence, known as the "Lanting Xu." The article's tone is joy in寓have mixed feelings, and his calligraphy, the site is mildly vivid, changing scene in the ink of a distinct rhythm of Shuqing Qu. After this work is called "Tianxiadiyi semi." Unfortunately, he had been the original of his admirers, but also to write the primary Haozi the second generation of the Tang dynasty emperor Li Shimin as a funerary goods. We now see that future generations of one of several Moben - FENG Cheng of the Tang Dynasty Moben.

Wang Xizhi's semi-"Lanting Xu" last part of Jin Dynasty

In the western city of Xi'an has a Forest of Steles, the Han dynasty to the Tang Dynasty are the famous monument, Epitaph, multi-Taming of about 2000, were placed Beiting, Gallery, in Youlang. It is China's focus on preservation of this type of calligraphy remains the largest number of places. Forest of Steles was founded in 1087, is now a part of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, the focus of heritage conservation units.
Calligraphy strict norms and evaluation skills standards. Of the Arts reflects the author's culture, arts skills and ideological sentiment. Since ancient times, master of arts in the number of people are artists, writers, thinkers, statesmen, scholars. People in praise of a person's achievements in calligraphy, often referred to his achievements in other areas, or that people think he is the primary Haozi his deep thinking of the CAI Xue reflected.

Lu Xun's like

Lu Xun's semi Letters Great modern Chinese writer Lu Xun is A calligraphy everyone. Even before the ink into his self - One - "Lu Xun in" plain and smooth, Shiruo world treasures.

Calligraphy is the first attempt in the life of the arts. Parents and teachers in the education of children literacy at the same time, teach them to practice calligraphy. Its purpose is to help them remember difficult to remember difficult to write Chinese characters, but also arouse their awareness of the original aesthetic, artistic judgement and creativity. This will not benefit their lifetime.

People praise is no images of calligraphy painting, silent 9 music, the actors did not dance, not components, materials of construction. These Zanyu and metaphor in the senior people in all kinds of art appreciation at the role of Synaesthesia. Calligraphy with its lines of the shape, composition and operation mode intuitive yet shown all kinds of formal beauty abstract elements - balance and symmetry, mixed, consistency, contrast, movement, change, harmony and so on, so its various sister Art in a hub. And sisters are all kinds of art from calligraphy, derive inspiration and enlightenment, and vice versa.

Calligraphy and music, have a rhythm of its elements. Performance of the Dianhua on paper, the size and cons, a radius of Qu Zhi, stay late Shibuya disease, and shades of wet litter Mose, showing that the apparent sense of rhythm, just as the ever-changing music, the rhythm of the campaign the same. They would be shown by the author (and players) feel an upsurge of ups and downs. No wonder the old home of a person who talked about the works of calligraphy, said that "such as singing Raoliang", or "masters such as Play produced a lovely one."

Calligraphy and dance like the U.S. can demonstrate physical and dynamic United States. They also have room for art and the art of time characteristics, all from the other side of the M. T. draw inspiration. Chang Hsu Kuang Cao Tang Dynasty master of calligraphy to fantasy miscellaneous, rhythm clear, said he was watching the well-known pair Gongsun Du Niang "sword-Dance" (with a sword dance), won their God, only to the arts in business The. This "god" is the dancers to clear the rhythm, graceful movements displayed by the lively and cheerful, sadness, anger and expectations, demands, bold, exciting, etc. Zhuban Charm and feelings. Chang Hsu Kuang Cao and Li Bai's poems, Peimin sword dance by the then emperor praise for the "Sanjue." "Poems four posts," the world is Chang Hsu Chuan stay on track one of the few. It's the word from top to bottom often linked to stroke, looks like a word, rolling Hui Rao, the momentum of unrestrained, and the word is the word of the disparity between the number density.

Chang Hsu Kuangcao "Poems four posts" part of the Tang dynasty

In the 1980s, Beijing had a television broadcast called "Mexican Dance" the art of film. It will calligraphy and dance together displayed on the screen: the first is a word calligraphy, and then look under the glyph is the word justice to the dance movements. Dancers, lightweight dance steps, swaying Yao Zhi, supported by beautiful melodious music, the audience into the wonderful imagination. Dance in Commentary, Hongtuo calligraphy; calligraphy are also explained, Hongtuo dance. The two have been sublimated.

Calligraphy with the relatives of the recent Chinese painting more closely related. They use the same tools - brush, Xuan paper, but only Heimo calligraphy, and painting using a variety of colors only. Paintings on many occasions as a combination of the arts. Bookstore, in books and paintings placed in a room the Office of the sale. Some painting and calligraphy exhibition is Lian Zhan. The painting often painted in a blank on the left, used for writing and painting the landscape on an ancient poem or poetic text, to add interest. Of course, if the poem is for the artist since, it has a more poetic. The combination of poetry, calligraphy and painting the three it is this poetic, or called "Images." The past, a poem by famous painting Jianshan the United States called "Sanjue" experts, who have three Jueyi in person. Since the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty that experts have many miles.

Calligraphy and painting skills in the area, there are many learn from each other in it. Drawing reference from calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting is not by the calligraphy pen and ink techniques, in particular its abstract that enlightenment is probably difficult to pursue "with the United States as the" (U.S. specific images) out of the shackles of the out. Chinese ink painting full flavor of freehand brushwork paintings from the cursive is the concise longitudinal release, the total outflow Zisi Italy and was the inspiration and creation. See modern ink painting master Qi Baishi freehand brushwork paintings of shrimp. He used a different depth Mose, simple eye-catching several water swimming on the outlines of several small biotechnology. Paintings did not see on the lines drawn by the Shuiwen, but people seem to hear the voice stream of Chan Chan, also the smell of the water Qingxiang.

Qi Baishi Freehand ink painting "shrimp"

In all arts of calligraphy in this hub status and role, with a wide range of natural sciences and mathematics (such as physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology) compared to the relationship. The mathematical theory is often very abstract, but it is the world's space forms and reflects the profound relationship between mathematics, schools at all levels have attached great importance to mathematics education, and in all natural scientists also莫不by virtue of their mathematical knowledge to the deep he engaged in spying The mystery of natural science classes, master its principles. At this point, I am reminded of 2500 before the great philosopher Lao Tzu said a famous saying: (Road) "Xuanzhiyouxuan and House of Miao's Gate" - a deep, far, things are all Gaomiao the door. I am afraid I dare to apply his words. I said: Chinese calligraphy "Xuanzhiyouxuan, Miao people the door." -- Chinese calligraphy is extremely far from the truth, many Gaomiao art is to enter the door.

① Cliff: In the cliff Shek Pik, Shiping engraved on the text. Cliff Stele in China and many attractions of the common.