Chinese painting varies from ink-and-wash painting to Western oil painting.Here we will focus on the traditional Chinese painting,namely the Ink-and-wash...
Culture
Chinese literature,a very considerable number of brilliant and profound writings of the Chinese people,is one of the major literary heritages...
Wang Xizhi was born in a callgraphic family in Shandong Province.When young,he served as a court official in the Jin...
Seal Red seal stamps always appear at the end of calligraphic works and paintings to show the identity of the...
Confucianism and Calligraphy Confucian thoughts promoted and influenced the evolution and development of the calligraphic aesthetics. First, the invention of...
Calligraphy in Pre-Qin Period Pottery script discovered in Shandong Province is the rudimentary form of Chinese language.It appears in single...
Bagu Wen(Eight-part Essay)refers to a style of Chinese traditional writings specifically for imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It...
Brushes,paper,ink sticks and ink slabs together are called the Four Treasures of the Study,which are essential for the development of...
Before we review Chinese calligraphy history,it is necessary to first take a look at the origin of Chinese characters.There is...
The Shu Yuan,usually known in English as Academies or Academies of Classical Learning,were a type of school in ancient China.Unlike...
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China,the Chinese Government has attached great importance to the educational cause and...
An educational democracy was born in the early years of the Republic of China,which is a great event in the...
The official schools of the Qing Dynasty were the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. Some special schools were...
In the Southern Song Dynasty,the great scholar Zhu Xi(1130-1200)collectively called The Great Learning,The Doctrine of the Mean,TheAnalects of Confucius,and The...
The use of the Imperial Examination began during the Sui Dynasty,and was a system used to choose government officials.The exams...
Not until the Sui Dynasty had China been unified,and the country as a whole was becoming stronger.During the Tang Dynasty,the...
Because of wars,the official schools in the Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties only prospered periodically.In fact,some...
·Great School The Great School was founded by Emperor Wu in 124 BC.It was the highest level of schooling available,similar...
The first emperor of China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty was Qin Shihuang.He unified China,Chinese characters and metrology,and...
Mencius was born in the State of Zou.He was also a leader of Confucianism.In fact,people often juxtapose him with Confucius.Mencius'main...