The History of Chinese Calligraphy
书法的历史
Chinese calligraphy, like Chinese characters, first appeared during the Shang or Yin Dynasty. The initial stage lasted until the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period. Characters gradually developed，beginning with the oracle bone script during the Shang or Yin Dynasty and ending with the running script and the standard script during the Han Dynasty. During this long period, some other scripts came into being, including the bronze script, the large seal script, the small seal script, the clerical script and the grass script.
中国书法如中国的文字，第一次出现在商代或阴虚王朝时期。初始阶段一直延续到汉代结束，三国时期开始。中文逐渐成熟，首先是在商代或殷代的甲骨文，结束在汉代的行书和楷书出现时。在这漫长的时期，一些其他的书法产生，包括青铜脚本、大篆书、小篆书、隶书和草书。
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