Views on Chinese Calligraphy

Calligraphy is an art developed on the basis of Chinese characters, unique to China. It is both a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and a traditional culture in itself. Among the ten national treasures of the Chinese nation, calligraphy tops the list. It shows the prominence of calligraphy in the cultural development of the Chinese nation. The art of calligraphy has its own qualitative stipulations: it is based on the writing of Chinese characters, which can be any one of the characters of Zhencao, Cursive, Clerical, and Seal; it has its own specialized tools, the Four Treasures; it has its own aesthetic standards of calligraphy that have been developed over thousands of years, namely, the brushwork, calligraphy, inking, and sealing; and it has its own way of learning that is different from the way of learning other arts: it requires, in the main, the practice of posting. Calligraphy in China, in the Chinese, has a wider mass base than other arts, many enthusiasts, Japan and South Korea, such as some countries, also very much respected calligraphy. As Chinese culture spreads more and more widely abroad, more and more people in other countries and other nationalities in the world will like and appreciate calligraphy. However, it is unlikely that it will become popular all over the world. For one thing, Chinese characters are not yet a universal script or a universal language, which is an obstacle to popularization. Secondly, the art of calligraphy itself requires a high level of mastery of traditional Chinese culture, which makes it very difficult to learn. Third, the diversity and richness of world culture, as well as the inclusiveness of Chinese culture itself, will not be mandatory because of China's economic, political and cultural influence on the ability to increase.