1、由由_提供下载提供下载-第1页，共13页。What is Chinese calligraphy?ArtPhilosophySprit中国书法是一种艺术中国书法是一种理念中国书法是一种精神-第2页，共13页。汉字的构造汉字的构造StructureStructure象形象形指事指事会意会意形声形声假借假借PictographsSelf-explanatory characterAssociative compoundsPictophonetic characterPhonetic loan characters-第3页，共13页。汉字的字体演变Evolutionoracle bone scrip
2、t seal character lesser seal clerical regular script grass hand running script-第4页，共13页。甲骨文Oracle Bone ScriptThe oracle was found in the late 19th century in An Yang,He Nan.This found shocked the world.The oracle mainly used in the Shang dynasty to sacrifice(祭祀）.-第5页，共13页。金文Seal Character In the lat
3、e west Zhou dynasty,with the bronze ware(青铜器)was used extensively，the seal character(金文)was also used extensively in sacrifice,but the seal character still belonged to the Hieroglyphics（象形文字）.-第6页，共13页。篆书Lesser SealIn Chungqiu and Zhanguo dynasty,the countries were disrupt（分裂)and the vassals(诸侯)were
4、 always make wars.Then the ethnic fused(民族融合),and the Chinese character has a big development,especially when the Qing Shihuang unified China,he also unified the character.)It is the Lesser Seal(小篆),the Lesser Seal is the first unitive character in China,It is normative(规范的)and signifying（符号化)，so it
5、 played a great role on the Chinese characters development.-第7页，共13页。山河日月总成对一句悠然尘世间隶书ClericalIn west Han dynasty,the Lesser Seal is still the Official character,but the Lesser Seal is so difficult to write,and it is against the spread of character,so the clerical（隶书）which is simple and easy to write
6、 spread quickly.-第8页，共13页。楷书Regular Script The WeiJinNanBei dynasty is the second social unrest period(社会动荡时期)in Chinese history,the peoples life were very hard and poor,but with the ethnic fused and the communication between Chinese and foreigner culture and the Buddhism(佛教)was introduced into Chin
7、a the Chinese civilization(文化)had a prosperous(繁荣)development,so as the Chinese calligraphy.The character become more regular,the running script(行书),the grass hand(草书),the regular script(楷书)appeared,the character is very similar with the character we use today.-第9页，共13页。行书Running Script 草书Grass Hand
8、-第10页，共13页。今天的发展Development传承、创新 Smriti&Innovation-第11页，共13页。Chinese calligraphy is a resplendent(光辉的，璀璨的)jewel of China Cultural Heritage(文化遗产)，it is a great art and it can let people relaxed,and it can improve our spiritual realm,so I think we should pay more attention to the Chinese calligraphy.We should inherit this culture and move it to carry forward.-第12页，共13页。-第13页，共13页。
