Chinese character is one of the oldest in history as well as most used one in the current world. Its special artistic form of writing wins people's favor. "Judging A Man By His Words", to write an excellent hardpen calligraphy has become a longing for millions of people. This program invites Mr.Chen Shiwei from Chinese Calligraphy Education Association, who starts from a general of hardpen calligraphy, details in the regular scripts of its fundamental strokes and ingenious constitution, enlightens you of the writing skills and makes a precious demonstration for you. It is the gateway for you to master good hardpen calligraphy and reach the writing summit.
3 DVDs (Mandarin, With Simplified Chinese, English Subtitles)
Liu Qiang, styled Yuanhang, named as Lotus Lover, male, born in Henan in 1968. The director of the fourth branch of China Democratic League Hainan Province; the member of China Calligrapher Association; the director of Hainan Calligrapher Association and the vice president of Academic Association; the vice president and the chairman of Hainan Youth Calligrapher Association; the executive editor of Hainan Calligraphy and Painting; the vice editor of Hainan Art. Now he is the director of the research department of Hainan Calligraphy and Painting School, as the national second-grade artist.
Stick to the Tradition - Four Treasures of the Study
The four treasures of the study - writing brushes, ink sticks, paper, and ink stones are China’s unique painting and calligraphy tools, and is a symbol of ancient Chinese traditional culture. From the brushes to hard pens and then to the paperless keyboard, with the extinction of a particular writing manner, the four treasures seem to be disappeared in modern life. However, in fact, they never did. The craftsmen have guarded these ancestral heritages for so long and always try to make them rise again.
The program includes four episodes. The crew goes into the hometown of “Hu Bi” (a kind of writing brush), the Hu Kaiwen ink factory’s confidential workshop, the machinery room of “Xuan Zhi” and “Zhu Zhi” (two kinds of paper), and a well-known ink stone store respectively to reveal the production process of the outstanding craft. This program explores why the four treasures can still own a place in contemporary society and illustrates the sprit and essence of traditional Chinese culture.