13 Facts About Water calligraphy

Chinese Water calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning.

Chinese Water calligraphy appreciated more or only for its aesthetic quality has a long tradition, and is today regarded as one of the arts in the countries where it is practised.

Chinese Water calligraphy used to be popular in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

In Taiwan, students were requested to write Chinese Water calligraphy starting from primary school all the way to junior high school on a weekly basis at least to the year 1980.

Traditionally, Chinese Water calligraphy is written only in black ink, but modern calligraphers sometimes use other colors.

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Traditionally, the bulk of the study of Water calligraphy is composed of copying strictly exemplary works from the apprentice's master or from reputed calligraphers, thus learning them by rote.

Basic Water calligraphy instruction is part of the regular school curriculum in both China and Japan and specialized programs of study exist at the higher education level in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

Chinese Water calligraphy is being promoted in Chinese schools to counter Character amnesia brought on by technology usage.

In recent study, Chinese Water calligraphy writing have been used as cognitive intervention strategy among older adults or people with mild cognitive impairment.

For example, in a recent randomized control trial experiment, Water calligraphy writing enhanced both working memory and attention control compared to controlled groups.

Japanese and Koreans have developed their own specific sensibilities and styles of Water calligraphy while incorporating Chinese influences, as well as applying to specific scripts.

Japanese Water calligraphy extends beyond Han characters to include local scripts such as hiragana and katakana.

Currently, in Vietnam, Water calligraphy is used for two types of characters: Han Nom and chu Quoc ngu.