中国书法英语作文【篇一：中国书法介绍(英文版 )calligraphy introduction】calligraphy calligraphy is understood in china as the art ofwriting a good hand with the brush or the study of therules and techniques of this art. as such it is peculiar to chinaand the few countries influenced by ancient chinese culture.in the history of chinese art, calligraphy has always been heldin equalimportance to painting. great attention is also paid today toits development by holding exhibitions of ancient andcontemporary worksand by organizing competitions among youngstersand people fromvarious walks of life. sharing of experience in this fieldoften makes afeature in sino-japanese cultural exchange.chinese calligraphy, like the script itself, began withthe hieroglyphs and, over the long ages ofevolution, has developed various styles and schools,constituting an important part of the heritage ofnational culture.classificationchinese scripts are generally divided into five categories:the seal character (zhuan), the official or clerical script (li),the regularscript (kai), the running hand (xing) and the cursive hand (cao).1)the zhuan script or seal character was the earliest form ofwriting afterthe oracle inscriptions, which must have causedgreat inconveniencebecause they lacked uniformity and many characterswere written invariant forms. the first effort for the unification of writing, it issaid, tookplace during the reign of king xuan (827-782 b. c.) of thewestern zhoudynasty, when his taishi (grand historian) shi zhou compileda lexicon of15 chapters, standardizing chinese writing under script called zhuan. it isalso known as zhouwen after the name of the author. this script, oftenused in seals, is translated into english as the seal character, or as thecurly script after the shape of its strokes.shi zhous lexicon (which some thought was written by a later author of the state of qin) had long been lost, yet it is generally agreed that the inscriptions on the drum-shaped qin stone blocks were basically of the same style as the old zhuan script. when, in 221 b. c., emperor qin shi huang unified the whole of china under one central government, he ordered his prime minister li si to collect and sort out all the different systems of writing hitherto prevalent in different parts of the country in a great effort to unify the written language under onesystem. what li did, in effect, was to simplify the ancient zhuan (small seal) script.today we have a most valuable relic of this ancient writing in the creator li sis own hand engraved on a stele standing in the temple to the god of taishan mountain in shandong province. the2,200-year-old stele, worn by age and weather, has only nine and a half characters left on it.2)the lishu (official script) came in the wake of the xiaozhuan in the same short-lived qin dynasty (221 - 207 b. c.). this was because the xiaozhuan, though a simplified form of script, was still toocomplicated for the scribes in the various government offices who had to copy an increasing amount of documents. cheng miao, a prison warden, made a further simplification of the xiaozhuan, changing the curly strokes into straight and angular ones and thus making writing much easier. a further step away from the pictographs, it was named lishu because li in classical chinese meant clerk or scribe. another version says that cheng miao, because of certain offence, became a prisoner and slave himself; as the ancients also called bound slaves li, so the script was named lishu or the script of a slave.3)the lishu was already very close to, and led to the adoption of, kaishu, regular script. the oldest existing example of thisdates from the wei (220-265), and the script developed under the jin(265-420). the standard writing today is square in form, non-cursive and architectural in style. the characters are composed of a number of strokes out of a total of eight kinds-the dot, the horizontal, the vertical, the hook, the rising, theleft-falling (short and long) and the right-falling strokes. any aspirant for the status of calligrapher must start by learning to write a good hand in kaishu.4)on the basis of lishu also evolved caoshu (grass writingor cursive hand), which is rapid and used for making quickbut rough copies. this style is subdivided into two schools: zhangcao and jincao.the first of these emerged at the time the qin was replaced by the han dynasty between the 3rd and 2nd centuries b. c. the characters, though written rapidly, still stand separate one from another and the dots are not linked up with other strokes. jincao or the modern cursive hand is said to have been developed by zhang zhi (?-c. 192 a. d.) of the eastern han dynasty, flourished in the jin and tang dynasties and is still widely popular today. it is the essence of the caoshu, especially jincao, that the characters are executed swiftly with the strokes running together. the characters are often joined up, with the last stroke of the first merging into the initial stroke of the next. they also vary in size in the same piece of writing, all seemingly dictated by the whims of the writer.a great master at caoshu was zhang xu (early 8th century) of the tang dynasty, noted for thecomplete abandon with which he applied the brush. it is said that he would not set about writing until he had got drunk. this he did, allowing the brush to gallop across the paper, curling, twisting orthe best example and model for xingshu, all chinese calligraphers will agree, is the inscription on lanting pavilion in the hand of wang xizhi (321-379) of the eastern jin dynasty. to learn to write a nice hand in chinese calligraphy, assiduous and persevering practice is necessary. this has been borne out by the many great masters china has produced. wang xizhi, the great artist just mentioned, who has exerted a profoundinfluence on, and has been held in high esteem by, calligraphers andscholars throughout history, is said to have blackened in his childhood all the water of a pond in front of his house by washing the writing implements in it after his daily exercises. another master, monkzhiyong of the sui dynasty (581-618) was so industriousin learning calligraphy that he filled many jars with worn-out writing brushes, which he buried in a tomb of brushes. renewed interest in brush-writing has been kindled today among the pupils in china, some of whom already show promises as worthy successors to the ancient masters.four treasures of the studyto produce chinese characters one will need a brush, paper, inkstick and ink stone, commonly referred to as thefour treasures ofthe study. to learn calligraphy, it is necessary to learn about thesetools.while brushes are varied, white-goat-hair, black-rabbit-hair and yellow-weasel-hair brushes are the main ones. on the basis of function, brushes are classified into three groups: hard, soft and both.brush handles are usually made of bamboo, wood, lacquer or porcelain; ivory or jade handles are rare and precious.the ink stick is a unique pigment used for chinese traditional painting and calligraphy. the mostfamous ink stick ishui mo(anhui ink stick), made of pines that grow on huangshan mountain in anhui province. clean water is needed to grind the ink stick, which must be balanced in the hand during the grinding or rubbing process. press hard and rub lightly, slowly and evenly against the ink slab until a thick, liquid-ink forms.paper was invented by cai lun in the eastern han dynasty (25-220). while paper comes in many varieties, xuan paper, produced in the jing prefecture of xuanzhou (todays anhui province), isconsidered the best for chinese calligraphy. the paper is soft and fine textured, suitable for conveying the artisticexpression of both chinese calligraphy and painting. with a good tensile strength and mothproof quality, the paper canbe preserved for a long time.ink stones or ink slabs have been classified into three categories:duan,sheandtao. features common to all three ink slabs are the stones hardness and fineness. although the stone is hard and fine, it is notdry or slippery. using a hard, smooth stone, liquid ink can be produced easily by rubbing the ink stick against the stone. by controlling the flexibility of the brush, the concentration of the ink and the absorbency of the paper, the artist can produce an infinite variety of calligraphic styles and forms. calligraphy: leader of all art formsfew nations in the world have calligraphy as a form of art.in china, calligraphy has maintained a close rapport with the countrys cultural development.calligraphy is an expressive art. according to an old chinese saying, the way characters are written is a portrait of the person who writes them. expressing the abstract beauty of lines and rhythms, calligraphy is a reflection of a persons emotions, moral integrity, character, educational level, accomplishments in self-cultivation, intellectual tastes and approach to life. chinese characters, which convey ideas, are regarded as the most abstract and sublime art form. calligraphy is also a practical fine art. exotic calligraphic inscriptions written on paper, wooden plaques or stone tablets serve as decorations of a deep artistic value.calligraphy manifests the basic characteristics of all chinese arts. closely associated with paintings -- the two leaders of chinese art forms -- calligraphy takes precedence over painting since it greatly inspired the art of painting. moreover, calligraphy has influenced other typically chinese art forms like classical poetry, seal-cutting, sculpture, traditional music and dance, architecture and handicrafts. calligraphy is a mental exercise that coordinates the mind and body. it is a most relaxing yet highly disciplined exercise for physical and spiritual well-being. historically, many calligraphic artists lived to a ripe, old age.an art of the orientchinese calligraphy is an oriental art. like chopsticks,calligraphy was once entirely chinese, but as chinese culture spread to korea, japan, and singapore, calligraphy became a unique feature of the oriental art.calligraphy is even wildly accepted by the west; as oncepicasso said, had i been born chinese, i would have beena calligrapher, not a painter. many calligraphic elementsare being adopted by modern western art.【篇二：中国书法的英文分析】eastern asian calligraphychinese calligraphy written by (a.d. 1051-1108) poet . thestyle xinshu display there is specific by its fast speed andlow pressure of the ink-brush on the paper. the calligraphermay play withspeed, pressure, stroke order to create visual effects whichmay be inmain articles:[] names, tools and techniquesnamesway/principle of writing; and seoye (??) 書藝 in korea, literally tools chinese ink, paper, and inkstone, known as the four friendsof the study(hg: ???? / hj: 文房四友 ) in korea. in addition to these four tools,techniquedesk pads and paperweights are also used by calligraphers.the shape, size, stretch and hair type of the ink brush, thecolor, colordensity and water density of the ink, as well as the paperswater absorption speed andsurface texture are the main physical parametersinfluencing the final result. the calligrapher also influences the result by the quantity of ink/water he lets the brush take , thenby the pressure, inclination, and direction he gives to thebrush, producing thinner or bolder strokes, and smooth ortoothed borders. eventually, the speed,accelerations, decelerations of the writers moves, turns, and crochets, and the give the spirit to the characters, byinfluencing greatly their final shapes.[] historical evolutionancient chinain , the oldest chinese characters existing arecarved onand ,because the dominators in shang dynastycarved pits on such animalss bones and then baked them togain auspice of military affairs ,agricultural harvest,or even procreating and weather,etc. during the divination ceremony,after the cracks were made, the characters were written with abrush on the shell or bone to be later carved.(keightley, 1978).with the development of (bronzeware script) and (large sealscript) cursive signs continued. moreover, each archaickingdom of current china had its own set of characters.imperial chinain , the graphs on old steles—some dating from 200 bc, andin xiaozhuan style—are still accessible.the (clerical script) which is more regularized, and in someways similar to modern text, have been also authorised underqin shi huangdi. (traditional regular script)—still in use today — and attributed to ( 王羲之 , 303-361) and his followers, is even more regularized. its spread was encouraged by (926-933),who ordered the printing of the classics using new woodenblocks in kaishu. printing technologies here allowed a shape stabilization. the kaishu shape of characters 1000 years agowasmostly similar to that at the end of imperial china. but smallchanges have be made, for example in the shape of 广 which is not absolutely the same in the of 1716 as in modern books.the kangxi and current shapes have tiny differences, whilestroke order is still the same, according to old style.cursive styles and hand-written stylesprinted and computer stylesexamples of modern printed styles are from the s , and . theseare not considered traditional styles, and are normally notwritten.[] influencesjapanese calligraphy, the word peace and the signature of thecalligrapher , 1910a vietnamese calligraphist writing in in preparation for , at the (2011)other calligraphiesjapanese and korean people developed specificsensibilities and styles ofcalligraphies. by example, go out of the set of to also includelocal alphabets such as and , with specific problematics suchas new curves and moves. in the case of , the and theexistence of the circle required the creation of a newtechnique which usuallyconfuses chinese calligraphers. the existence of is also to notice, which is a practice of water-only calligraphy on thefloor which, indeed, dry out within minutes. this practice is especially appreciated by the new generation of retiredchinese in public parks of china. other artscalligraphy has influenced , which is accomplished usingsimilar tools and techniques. calligraphy has influenced most major art styles in , including , a style of , , , and based entirelyon calligraphy.【篇三：中国书法英语演讲报告】calligraphycontents (2)otivation 2urpose 2ethods ............................................................................................... . (2)ignificance 2 (3)he istory of calligraphyhe status quo of calligraphyummary4 ...................................................................5 (5)1.1motivation [选题缘故]chinese calligraphy is an ancient art, it`s accompanied by the development of chinese civilization, and it is also our national pride forever. now it is gradually popular. so we take it as the书作文之中国书法英语作文presention. it means the law of writing. usually, calligraphyrefers to all kinds of writing works, but the‘ calligraphy’which we are talking about is a kind of traditional chinese art.1.2purpose [目的]in this highly developed science and technology society. thecalligraphy as a way of ancient writing has been gradually fadeout peoples field of vision. but as a traditional art it is not onlya kind of writing tools, but also a kind of culture. so, we hopethat through this presention to improve peoples interest incalligraphy.1.3 methods [方法]looking up relevant information on the internet and sorting outuseful data in order to give a splendid speech.1.4 significance[意义]to introduce calligraphy in detail and make everyoneunderstand it clearly. in the same time, we also hope to be ableto live on this ancient culture and art.part 2: research backgrounds2.1the history of calligraphy[书法的历史]chinese calligraphy has a long history in a different stylereflects the spirit of the times, youth often in art browsing allprevious dynasties calligraphy, jin ren is rhyme, tang dynasty,poets in shang, yuan, ming shang，state. pursuit of trajectory,the development of calligraphy in three thousand it clearer tosee he synchronization with the method of development ofchinese society, strongly reflect the spirit of every age. thetreasure of chinese calligraphy art is unique in the world, thesplendid flower of chinese culture. calligraphy art is the mosttypical embodies the good, the beauty of the oriental art andthe oriental culture is always proud of our nation art treasures.it has any art in the world is unparalleled deep mass base andartistic characteristics. calligraphy art more and more get thefavor of people.stages in the history of chinese calligraphy, from the generaldivision, in the c of the tang dynasty as a cut-off point,previously known as the style evolution period, later known asthe style rheological period. style evolution period, thedevelopment of calligraphy style main tendency for evolution,calligraphers artistic style is often associated with the period.书作文之中国书法英语作文style of rheological period had been reached, do not need to create a new font. the calligrapher, then put forward the idea of is meaning, style has been fixed, and the meaning is alive, it is to further strengthen the authors main body role.chinese calligraphy is the art of chinese handwriting. it is not only the cultural treasure of the chinese nation, but in the world culture art treasure put different mining alone. the evolution of chinese characters in the long history of development, on the one hand plays an ideas, cultural inheritance, and other important social role, on the other hand it itself and formed a unique plastic arts. modern after textual research, about the origin of chinese characters, it is generally believed in about 5000, 6000 years or so ago chinas angshao culture period in the middle reaches of the yellow river, has created the word. angshao culture by 1921 in the first place in henan rope shan you yang shao village found and named .in recent 40 years, and there are many found in succession.2.2 the status quo of calligraphy[书法的现状]in todays high-tech era, a lot of work is replaced by computer and other high-tech products, fewer and fewer people write by hand, most people understanding of calligraphy this one concept is becoming more and more blurred. although there are a lot of people like, but as an ancient art it has gradually lost its artistic quality. in the same time, because of the faster and faster pace of life, most of us has little chance to contact with chinese calligraphy. but calligraphy still has its significance in contemporary society.【纲要】chinese calligraphy is an ancient art, from oracle, jinwen evolved as minor, seal script, official script, to finalize the monastery, wei, jin, cursive script, regular script, running script zhuti, calligraphy has been sending out the charm of art. chinese calligraphy has a long history in a different style reflects the spirit of the times, chinese calligraphy is the art of writing chinese characters. it is not only the cultural treasureof the chinese nation, but in the world culture art treasure put different mining alone. until today, due to the increasingly rapid pace of life, most of us didnt have a chance to contact chinese calligraphy. calligraphy in contemporary society still has its significance.。
