Is pen and ink our traditional culture?

Southern Anhui is the hometown of Four Treasures of the Study, China.

The tools in China ancient traditional culture are pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The name of Four Treasures of the Study originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Historically, what "Four Treasures of the Study" refers to has changed frequently. Four Treasures of the Study in Southern Tang Dynasty refers to Zhuge Bi in Xuancheng, Anhui, Li Tinggui Ink in Huizhou, Chengxin Tang Paper in Huizhou, Anhui, and Weilong inkstone in Wuyuan, Anhui. Since the Song Dynasty, "Four Treasures of the Study" refers to Xu Anbi (Xuancheng, Anhui), Huimo (Shexian, Huizhou, Anhui), Xuanzhi (Jingxian, Xuancheng, Anhui), She Yan (Shexian, Huizhou, Anhui), Yan Tao (Zhuoni, Gansu) and Duanyan (Zhaoqing, Guangdong, formerly known as Duanzhou). After the Yuan Dynasty, Hu Bi (Huzhou, Zhejiang) gradually increased. Anhui Xuancheng is the most authentic place of origin in Four Treasures of the Study, China, and is the world-renowned "hometown of Four Treasures of the Study, China". Xuancheng's Xuan paper (Jingxian), Xuan pen (Jingxian/Jingdezhen), Hui ink (Jixi/Jingdezhen) and Xuan inkstone (Jingdezhen) are world-renowned and sought after by scholars of all ages.