Chinese calligraphy, was inscribed in 2009 on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The earliest forms of written Chinese include the 3000-year-old oracle-bone script and the bronze script.

Then the next 1000 years saw the development of five different styles of script, known as ‘seal’, ‘official’, ‘cursive’, ‘running’ and ‘regular’.

Calligraphy works say quite much about the calligrapher’s life, personality and morality.

This running script reflects the unconventionality of a so-called “eccentric” scholar.

This regular script, in which each stroke is firm and clear, mirrors the integrity of a loyal governor.

The cursive script, written at a very fast speed, shows the wild and unrestrained nature of the literati of that era.

The most famous running script was created by WANG Xizhi.

In his work which records a poetic event held at the Orchid Pavilion, the character “zhi” appears in variant artistic forms.

It must have been an inspirational event at the Orchid Pavilion.

Chinese calligraphy also reflects the philosophical thinking of the Chinese people, who believe that the structure of the character “ren” (meaning “human”) should be stable and upright.