There have emerged some 1,000 kinds of written languages in the world. First, they were used

to record events and what people wanted to say. In writing, people strive to make the s

look beautiful and elegant. To meet special needs, they are written in artistic styles. The

writing of Chinese characters has been developed into a special high-level art. Chinese

calligraphy has flourished for several thousand years. Like painting, sculpture, poetry,

music,dance and opera, it is a full member of the family of arts.

   Calligraphy can be found everywhere in China,and is closely linked to daily life. In

addition, it leads other arts in the number of people who practice it.Signboards with

inions by famous figures are often found in shops and shopping centers, adding an

antique elegance to busy and noisy trading areas.

     Calligraphic works also decorate sitting rooms, studies and bedrooms. The Chinese

characters are written on Xuan paper which is good at absorbing ink. The work will be pasted

on a piece of thick paper with a silk edge, and then mounted on a scroll or put into a

picture for hanging on a wall. Usually, the calligraphic work contains a poem, a pair

of couplets or a motto the host likes very much. If the  
A running-style calli-graphic work by Pan Boying on a fan covering.
 
A pair of Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures on the main gate of a house.
calligraphic work is written by the host himself, it will demonstrates his aspiration and

interest as well as his literary or artistic talent. A calligraphic work can bring vitality

to a white wall, pleasing to guests and friends.