Chinese Calligraphy
History of Chinese Writing The tools used to communicate in the Chinese language have drastically changed over time, thus affecting how the characters are written and look. The earliest form of Chinese writing occurred on pottery and on oracle bones. These characters where written with sharp angles. Eventually the Chinese began to use brushes to write characters, which allow them to be formed with much grace. These characters were written in books that consisted of bamboo sticks and eventually on paper in a column formation from right to left. Despite the fact that oldest bamboo books no...
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