Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and ...

Despite the advent of digital technology and modern communication tools, Chinese calligraphy continues to be widely practiced and respected in contemporary China and across Chinese-speaking ...

Since similar tools and lines were used for the earliest painting and writing, painting is said to have the same origin as calligraphy. Chinese paintings also include poetry or calligraphy ...

It all happened when he retired seven years ago and traded his tools for bamboo brushes and worked on Chinese calligraphy artworks.

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.