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Seal script (篆書) developed in the Zhou Dynasty and was adopted as the final script for all of China during the Qin dynasty. It was widely used for decorating and engraving purposes during the Han Dynasty. It belongs to the Bronze Age of China and in…

Running script is a cursive style of Chinese characters. Because it is not as abbreviated as cursive, most people who can read regular script can read running script. It is highly useful and also artistic.

Running script had already been formed in…

The clerical script is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which evolved from the Warring States period to the Qin dynasty, was a dominant script in the Han dynasty, and remained in use through the Wei-Jin periods.

Due to its high legibility…

Cursive script is faster to write than other styles, but difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it. It functions primarily as a kind of shorthand script or calligraphic style. People who can read standard or printed forms of Chinese may not be…

Regular script is also known as “uniform script” and “real script”, referring to a typeface of order. Regular script is a regular typeface directly evolved from clerical script. It turned the “silkworm head and wild goose tail” of clerical script…

Known as the greatest Chinese calligrapher in history, Wang Xizhi (王羲之) is regarded as one of the Four Talented Calligraphers (四賢). He mastered every writing form and style, especially running script (行書). It is also said that some of Xizhi's…

Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿) was a notable calligrapher and a governor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝). He mastered Regular script (楷書) as well as Cursive script (草書) but was famous for his "Yan" writing style and the only calligrapher who is paralleled with the…

Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢) was a cultured scholar and a calligrapher born on early Tang Dynasty (唐朝) in a family of government officials. Xun famous for his regular script known as "Ou style" and regarded as one of the Four Great Calligraphers of the Early…

Su Shi (蘇軾) was known as a great scholar with an unstable career. Ever since he got falsely accused of Wutai Poem Incident (烏台詩案) and exiled to Huangzhou (黄州), he was left in poverty. That time, he experiences a turning point of his life, and he…

Minibus signs are signs used to indicate the route, stations, and fare for red minibuses in Hong Kong, which are free to operate anywhere, except where special prohibitions apply, without a control over routes or fares by the Transport Department of…