中国文化概论课文 Chapter 4 Arts.docVIP

Chapter 4 Arts Calligraphy and Painting Calligraphy Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy developed naturally from this special writing system (most Chinese characters consist of several phonetic and symbolic components), so Chinese calligraphy is also called the art of lines. It particularly refers to writing Chinese script with a writing brush. It can be dated back to the earliest days of Chinese history, and is widely practised throughout China to this day. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to k