China has been a source of fascination for much of my life, right from my childhood reading stories about the great country ...

Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

Xu Bing is a contemporary Chinese installation artist and one of China’s best ... particularly in printmaking and calligraphy.” Born in Chongqing, China in 1955, Xu grew up in Beijing where he studied ...

A Hong Kong study has revealed that elderly people who dedicate more time to practising Chinese calligraphy have a reduced risk of dementia. The study also found doubling participants’ activity ...