Why were piano, chess, calligraphy and painting so important in ancient times?

In ancient times, Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting were the four great arts admired by literati, which is why they are so important. Chyi Chin's calligraphy and painting mainly refers to Guqin, Weiqi and calligraphy and painting. In fact, the concept of art appeared relatively late at this time. And as we all know, guqin is the oldest music in ancient times and the earliest stringed instrument, also known as the father of China music. Because at that time, the ancients thought guqin was a representative of elegance, and the sound of the piano was far away. At the same time, the sound of the piano has been passed down to this day, and the rhythm is slow or urgent, giving people a sense of lightness.

Weiqi is a two-person chess game, which mainly puts black and white pieces on the chessboard and then plays the game. Weiqi mainly originated in ancient China, and it is said that it appeared in the Yao period. The main function of Weiqi is to cultivate self-cultivation, because people who play Weiqi must be close to each other, and more importantly, they should devote themselves wholeheartedly, so as to adjust their whole body. Calligraphy is actually the art of writing Chinese characters. Based on Chinese characters, we can find that calligraphy is actually a unique visual art.

There are many things worthy of our attention in self-cultivation calligraphy. When writing, everyone writes in different ways. There are flowing clouds, but there are also natural pulsations. It is the combination of pen and person that makes it possible to write pleasing handwriting. In fact, painting is also called Chinese painting, which is mainly done on rice paper with a brush or soft pen. This is also an ancient painting method.

At the same time of inheriting art, you must calm yourself down when painting, and then you can improve yourself. In fact, painting is an awakening process, in which you can feel more vivid pictures. A good painting needs to be vivid, and the essence of painting must be presented in the process of painting. This is the highest realm of painting, and it is also the realm that everyone is pursuing. Therefore, it can also be seen that qinqi calligraphy and painting is actually an artistic inheritance.