"The Beauty of Chinese Characters: A Global Tour of Chinese Calligraphy" Initiates Chinese and Foreign Scholars to Discuss the Beauty of Chinese Characters

2024-05-23

Recently, the launch ceremony of the "Beauty of Chinese Characters · Global Tour of Chinese Calligraphy" and the academic seminar on "Chinese Calligraphy from an International Perspective", sponsored by the Chinese Calligraphers Association and the Propaganda Department of the Quanzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, were held in Quanzhou, Fujian. The event invites experts and scholars from Japan, South Korea, Italy, France and other countries to explore the dissemination and exchange of Chinese calligraphy, and to discuss the beauty of Chinese characters together. Chinese calligraphy has a long history and is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, as well as a cultural heritage of all humanity. As early as the Qin and Han dynasties, China had historical records of cultural exchanges with overseas countries. With the opening of the Silk Road, documents, letters, scriptures, classics, and calligraphy templates flowed overseas, attracting many envoys to come and learn. "In the current context of globalization, calligraphy, as a carrier of Chinese character writing, plays an important role in international communication and cultural dissemination, becoming a powerful entry point for China's cultural exchange with foreign countries." Li Xin, a member of the Party Group of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Secretary of the Party Group of the China Calligraphy Association, and Vice Chairman in attendance, said. Since the 1990s, the Chinese Calligraphy Association has organized a series of calligraphy exchange activities between China and foreign countries, among which the "Beauty of Chinese Characters · Global Tour of Chinese Calligraphy" project is the main platform for international exchanges. At present, the China Calligraphy Association has organized calligraphy exhibitions and international calligraphy exchange activities in countries such as France, Germany, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Belgium, Russia, Mauritius, etc., allowing overseas audiences to appreciate the beauty of Chinese calligraphy and understand the excellent traditional culture of China. After the launch ceremony, the academic seminar on "The Beauty of Chinese Characters: Chinese Calligraphy from an International Perspective" was held. Chinese and foreign experts and scholars have discussed topics such as "Chinese calligraphy in mutual learning of civilizations" and "the internationalization and diversity of Chinese calligraphy". Honorary Professor Matsuura Zhang from Kansai University in Japan explained the origins of calligraphy exchange between China and Japan from the perspective of maritime transportation. He said that during the Edo period, Japan imported many Buddhist scriptures related to Wang Xizhi from China through the "Tang Dynasty Ship" and re copied and reprinted them in Japan, making their works increasingly popular, thus forming Japan's continued admiration for the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Italian sinologist Bi Luo believes that from the perspective of cultural significance and artistic content of calligraphy, calligraphy is a cultural and artistic tradition that deserves global attention. He proposed to compare representative figures and works in the history of calligraphy with those in Western art history, in order to attract more attention and understanding of calligraphy art from the West. Professor Bai Qianshen from Zhejiang University elaborated on the development process and current situation of Chinese calligraphy in the United States, believing that the development of Chinese calligraphy in the United States is closely related to art historian Fang Wen. Starting from the 1960s, Fang Wen trained several doctoral students in Chinese calligraphy at Princeton University. He also established important calligraphy collections at Princeton University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and held important calligraphy exhibitions. Associate Professor and Korean scholar Song Mingxin from Xiamen University said that Chinese calligraphy was introduced to Korea very early. On the basis of learning Chinese calligraphy, Korean calligraphy has maintained the unique calligraphy beauty of its own ethnic group, forming a Korean calligraphy style that sets it apart from China and Japan. In this sense, today's calligraphy culture has international significance. Sun Xiaoyun, Chairman of the China Calligraphy Association, stated that in the history of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, Chinese calligraphy has conveyed to the world the positive atmosphere and inclusive spirit of the Chinese nation being friendly to its neighbors, harmonious with all nations. In recent years, the Chinese Calligraphy Association has organized various calligraphy exchange activities between China and foreign countries, continuously enhancing the international dissemination of calligraphy art and attracting many foreign people to learn and learn about calligraphy. This event aims to build bridges through international exchanges and discussions, further solidify the foundation of cooperation, and promote Chinese calligraphy to better go global. On that day, the European delegation of the China Calligraphy Association, as well as international calligraphy organizations such as Malaysia and Singapore, who were participating in the exhibition in the Netherlands, participated in the event online. (Lai Xin She)

Edit:Lubaikang    Responsible editor:Chenze

Source:People's Daily

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