CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY(�Ї�����) ���ݺ���

calligraphy is the quintessence of chinese culture. when the ancient orientals carved the earliest abstract 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?