What are the characteristics of China's calligraphy?

1, the characteristics of regular script-square, straight strokes, can be used as a model, this Chinese font is correct.

Regular script is also called regular script, real script and official script. Li Shu, founded by Cheng Miao, has gradually evolved and become more simplified and level.

2, the characteristics of running script-writing is more indulgent and smooth, close to cursive script called running script; The writing is relatively correct and stable, close to the standard of regular script.

Running script is a kind of calligraphy, which is divided into running script and running script. It is developed and originated on the basis of regular script, and it is a font between regular script and cursive script, which is produced to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegibility of cursive script.

3. The characteristics of official script-how wide and flat the font is, the horizontal painting is long and the vertical painting is short, emphasizing "swallow-tail of silkworm head" and "twists and turns".

According to the unearthed bamboo slips, official script originated in Qin Dynasty, and Cheng Miao was also called official script. Han Li reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, inherited the tradition of seal script, and opened the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. The calligraphy circle is known as "Tang Kai of Han Li".

4, the characteristics of cursive script-ups and downs, dragons and snakes wandering; It is a major feature of cursive script that the center hangs down the wrist and the ink dances, so that stippling is connected with illustrations, ellipsis and ellipsis.

5, the characteristics of seal script-the shape of seal script is relatively thin, emphasizing that every word is horizontal and vertical. The shape of each word size is relatively average and the size is harmonious. Seen from a distance, the shape looks like a vertical rectangle.

Seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script. Big seal characters include Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Jinwen, Zhangwen and Shi Guwen. Xiao Zhuan is a masterpiece of calligraphy by Li Si, the prime minister of Qin State. It is also the font used by Qin Shihuang to implement the same book.