1. Chinese Calligraphy
By Emily Scolnick

2. The history of Chinese
calligraphy is a
fascinating tale…

3. Since the 3rd century CE or AD, calligraphy has been
considered supreme among the arts in China.

4. Chinese calligraphy has been around for
a long, long time.
It has endured for more than 2,000 years.

5. These are some examples of Chinese
characters.

6. There are 8 basic stroke order rules in Chinese
calligraphy...

7. You can learn to read and
write Chinese, too!
http://www.learnchineseez.com/characters/learn-to-write-chinese/

8. There were 4 treasures of Ancient Chinese
calligraphy.
They were:
● the inkstone
● the ink
● the paper
● and the brushes

9. The Chinese used a brush rest to put their
brushes on when they were not using them. An
example of one is shown below.

10. This is an example of a Chinese book.

11. Two men named Wade and Giles created a
transliteration for the Chinese characters.

12. They created the Wade-Giles pinyin system.
There is also a modern pinyin transliteration.
The conversion chart is shown below.

14. Photo
Credits

15. Thank you for watching!