中国书法（Chinese calligraphy 英文版）

　　Calligraphy is the quintessence of Chinese culture. When the ancient Orientals carved the earliest abstractModel symbols on the walls of their cavehouses， and on animal bones and tortoise shells， their symbolic action marked the beginning of the Chinese written language and civilization. At the same time， it indicated the beginning of the splendor of Chinese calligraphy.Why has Chinese calligraphy been able to survive several thousand years？ How could it become a rare art independent of its functions for writing and recording events？ What kind of close relations has it developed with the aesthetic standards， value concepts and cultural spirit of the Chinese people？ How can we enter into this mysterious black-and-white world？

　　Chert Tingyou has graduated from Shanghai Jinan University in 1948. From 1952 to 1974， he worked as an editor and reporter of Peoples China and Beijing Review. Later， he worked as an executive editor at the Commercial Press. He is a member of the Chinese Calligraphers" Association and a member of the All-China Association of Esthetics. His works include The Beauty of Calligraphy， the Esthetics of Chinese Calligraphy， A New Study of the Esthetics ofCalligraphy， and The Origin and Creation of the Esthetics of Calligraphy.

Foreword： A Cultural Treasure of China 1
Chinese Characters　13
Unique Chinese Characters　14
Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Inscriptions on Bronze Objects　24
Official Script and Later Scripts　31
Four Treasures of the Study　37
Beauty of Calligraphy 45
Beauty of the Strokes　46
Beauty of Composition　50
Beauty of lntergration　55
Creativity of Calligraphy Art　61
Diligent Practice　62
Conveying the Emotion of the Calligrapher　66
Expressing Talents of the Calligrapher　71
Emotion， Bacchus and Running Style　75
Calligraphy and Chinese Culture　79
Calligraphy Masters　93
Father and Son： Leaders of the Time　94
Masters of the Tang Dynasty　99
Three Masters Focusing on Temperament and Taste　102
Modern Reforms　108
Renascence of Calligraphy　115
The Splendor of Calligraphy Today　116
Chinese Calligraphy Spreads Worldwide　118
Appendix： Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties　129