Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

Cultural context

Calligraphy (书法) is revered as the highest of the Chinese visual arts — a discipline of breath, posture, and intention where the line reveals the writer’s state of mind.

What you'll do

1. 0:00

   The Four Treasures of the Study: brush, ink, paper, inkstone.

2. 0:30

   Basic strokes and posture; write your name in Chinese.

3. 1:15

   Create a piece to take home, mounted on rice paper.

Etiquette tips

• ✓Keep wrist relaxed and elbow lifted.
• ✓Never rush — the pause between strokes matters as much as the stroke.

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