The practice of calligraphy dates back over 3,000 years. However, the English term was actually coined around the mid-15th century with the invention of the printing press in Europe. Since that time, ...

7-year-old Ma Wenjie has been learning calligraphy for a year. At the beginning she found it difficult to even hold a brush. Now, she can wield the pen quickly and skillfully. "Hi, your works are so ...

Offering the traditional tools of Shodo in a compact carry case the Aritayaki Yoshida Japanese calligraphy set has this month launched via Kickstarter and already met its required pledge goal with ...

Model calligraphy works by members of China Calligraphers Association are on show at the National Art Museum of China until April 10. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] Studying and writing great ...

When my followers first asked me to try a "5 days of calligraphy" challenge in my YouTube series "Try Living with Lucie," I was incredibly nervous. I've never had the world's neatest handwriting, and ...

Acclaimed for its Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an is fast becoming the place to learn Chinese calligraphy. Since July 2011, more than 300 foreigners have started Chinese calligraphy courses in the city's ...

Write your name — over and over. You’ll be surprised what you learn. By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I scrawled it out ...

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 ...