Calligraphy is one of the most sublime forms of visual art from ancient China, closely allied with Chinese paintings using ink and brush. It unfolds in time like music and dance. Yet it retains tangible rhythms and concrete traces of writing on the absorbent rice paper or silk. The elevated status of calligraphy reflects the monumental importance of written word in China. 

In terms of the theme and artistic form, Chinese painting embodies the ideology and aesthetic orientation of the Chinese nation. It is also a reflection of the Chinese people’s understanding of nature and society as well as the related politics, philosophy, religion, morality and art.