写作中华传统文化之书法

1、写作中华传统文化之 书法写作一假设你是李华,在美国孔子学院的笔友Jack 对汉字毛笔书法特别感爱好,写信向你询问学习毛笔书法的建议；请你用英语回信,内容包括：1. 学习毛笔书法的必备工具 ; 2. 你认为学好毛笔书法的有效方式；3. 学好毛笔书法的好处；留意：1. 词数 100 左右（开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数）；ink stone 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；砚台3. 参考词汇：书法calligraphy 毛笔 writing brush 【参考范文】Dear Jack, Im glad to know you re interested in Chinese Calligra

2、phy. It s my pleasure to tell you how to learn Chinese calligraphy. As we all know, the four treasures of the study are writing brush, ink, paper and ink stone, which are essential to learn Chinese calligraphy. As to the way to learn it, I think, for one thing, you may study the basic structure of e

3、ach Chinese character step by step; for another, choosing a good model book to copy is of great benefit to you. Chinese calligraphy is a fine art of the excellent traditional cultures in China. Not only does it do good to health, but also it can cultivate morality and purify our souls. Hoping you ca

4、n come to China to enjoy it personally. 写作二假如你是李华, 你校将迎接英国同学代表团；作为学校书法社团的部长,请你写一篇发言稿,要点如下：1. 介绍书法用具；1 / 5 写作中华传统文化之 书法2. 阐述学习书法的好处；3. 邀请英国同学参与；留意：1词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已为你写好；参考词汇：书法 calligraphy; 文房四宝 the Four Treasures of the study writing brush, ink stick, paper and ink slab 【参考范文】Dea

5、r friends, Wed like to share our culture with you by introducing you to the art of Chinese calligraphy. As you can see, all the Chinese characters hanging here are written with the Four Treasures of the study - writing brush, ink stick, paper and ink slab, which enjoy a long history and a good reput

6、ation as well. For Chinese, calligraphy serves the purpose of conveying thoughts and showing the beauty of the lines. Not only is it a practical technique for writing Chinese characters, but also a unique art which can help purify our souls. Afterwards, we ll break into groups so that you can join u

7、s. I promise you can feel the beauty and power of writing. Please enjoy yourselves. 写作三：邀请信：邀请外教参与书法讲座假定你是李华,你校外教 David 对中国传统文化很感爱好；学校邀请闻名书法家沈鹏到校举 行书法讲座；请给 David 发一封电子邮件,邀请他来参与并介绍讲座的有关事宜；2 / 5 写作 中华传统文化 之 书法1. 讲座时间： 5 月 15 日（星期日）上午 8:0011:00；2. 讲座地点：艺术楼演讲大厅；3. 活动支配：听讲座,争论及提问,观摩名家即兴创作等；留意： 1、词数 100 左

8、右；2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3、开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数 ; 参考词汇： calligraphy 书法；improvise v. 即兴表演【参考范文】Dear David, Im writing to invite you to the lecture on Chinese calligraphy which is the art of writing Chinese characters and especially refers to the rules of writing with a brush. The lecture will be given by Shen

9、Peng, a famous calligrapher, in the lecture hall of the Art Building on May 15th this Sunday. As far as I know, you like the traditional culture of China, so you will enjoy it. The lecture will last from 8 a.m to 11 a.m, mainly consisting of three parts: one and a half hours listening to the lecture

10、, half an hours discussion and one hour for observing the calligrapher improvising on the spot. I will be very glad if you come. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, LiHua 书法小学问Calligraphy from Greek: . is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a bro

11、ad tip instrument, brush, or other writing instruments. A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner. 3 / 5 写作中华传统文化之 书法In ancient China, the oldest Chinese characters existing are Ji gwn characters 甲骨文 carve

12、d on ox scapulae and tortoise plastrons, because the dominators in Shang Dynasty carved pits on such animals bones and then baked them to gain auspice of military affairs, agricultural harvest, or even procreating and weather. During the divination ceremony, after the cracks were made, the character

13、s were written with a brush on the shell or bone to be later carved.Keightley, 1978. With the development of J nwn Bronzeware script and D zhun Large Seal Script cursive signs continued. Moreover, each archaic kingdom of current China had its own set of characters. In Imperial China, the graphs on o

14、ld stelessome dating from 200 BC, and in Xiaozhuan styleare still accessible. About 220 BC, the emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first to conquer the entire Chinese basin, imposed several reforms, among them Li Sis character unification, which created a set of 3300 standardized Xiozhun（小篆）characters. Desp

15、ite the fact that the main writing implement of the time was already the brush, few papers survive from this period, and the main examples of this style are on steles. The L sh style 隸書 /隸书 clerical script which is more regularized, and in some ways similar to modern text, have been also authorised

16、under Qin Shi Huangdi. Kish style traditional regular script still in use today and attributed to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 , 303 361 and his followers, is even more regularized.26 Its spread was encouraged by Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang 926 933, who ordered the printing of the classics using new wooden blo

17、cks in Kaishu. Printing technologies here allowed a shape stabilization. The Kaishu shape of characters 1000 years ago was mostly similar to that at the end of Imperial China.26 But small changes have been made, for example in the shape of 广 which is not absolutely the same in the Kangxi Dictionary

18、of 1716 as in modern books. The Kangxi and current shapes have tiny differences, while stroke order is still the same, according to old style. Styles which did not survive include Bfnsh, a mix made of Xiaozhuan style at 80%, and Lishu at 20%. Some variant Chinese characters were unorthodox or locall

19、y used for centuries. They were generally understood but always rejected in official texts. Some of these unorthodox variants, in addition to some newly created characters, compose the Simplified Chinese character set. Technique Traditional East Asian writing uses the Four Treasures of the Study 文房四

20、寶 / 文房四宝 : the ink 4 / 5 写作 中华传统文化 之 书法brushes known as mob 毛筆 / 毛笔 to write Chinese characters, Chinese ink, paper, and inkstone, known as the Four Friends of the Study Korean: . , translit. 文房四友 in Korea. In addition to these four tools, desk pads and paperweights are also used. The shape, size, s

21、tretch, and hair type of the ink brush, the color, color density and water density of the ink, as well as the papers water absorption speed and surface texture are the main physical parameters influencing the final result. The calligraphers technique also influences the result. The calligraphers wor

22、k is influenced by the quantity of ink and water he lets the brush take, then by the pressure, inclination, and direction he gives to the brush, producing thinner or bolder strokes, and smooth or toothed borders. Eventually, the speed, accelerations, decelerations of the writers moves, turns, and crochets, and the stroke order give the spirit to the characters, by greatly influencing thei