Chinese 书法 (shū fǎ), calligraphy, is the ancient art of Chinese handwriting. No publication on Chinese culture could ever omit mention of Chinese characters and calligraphy. For foreigners, 汉字 (hàn zì ...

Chinese calligraphy has been a popular art form for centuries, particularly during the Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year. It is said that writing calligraphy at the beginning of the year brings good ...

A Brazilian guy studying at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) and Hongzhu Kim,a Shenzhen girl in her first year of PhD studies at the University of Miami decided to ...

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 – Islamic art scholars Oleg Grabar, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Glenn D. Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, engaged in a ...

Two calligraphers in China, just three and eight years old, have astounded people with their mastery of the ancient and highly skilled art form. A series of videos featuring three-year-old Gao Yubo ...

Instead of simply teaching people how to write pretty characters, Xue acts more like a tutor, guiding his students to enter the cultural world of calligraphy, which was mostly used by well-known ...

Practicing eight characters at a time, retired Belgian bookbinder finds sense of calm drawing graceful strokes under a Chinese master On Sundays, Liliane Gerard, a graceful, quiet but energetic ...

“无色而有图画之灿烂,无声而有音乐之和谐”是世人对书法艺术形式最普遍的评价。书法是中国艺术的源泉,更是中国优秀传统文化的重要组成部分。 “Although colorless, it has the brilliance of pictures, silent, but it is as harmonious as music.” This is one of the most common ...

Whenever people think of calligraphy, they always think, “Oh, it’s some sort of fancy writing.” Calligraphy, however, is not just about beautiful handwriting, the art goes much deeper than that. For ...