Cursive script
Cursive
script has more flexibility, for it only maintains the essence of each character and expresses more personal exertion. Therefore its value lies in appreciation more than practicality.
Categories： Chinese traditional calligraphy mainly falls into 4 categories: Seal Script, Official Script. Regular Script and Cursive Script.
seal script
Ink

Slab The ink slab is the reputed head of the ‘four treasures’, for its sobriety（持重） and elegance （典雅）has endured the passage of time. Through ink slabs, people can sample the artistic charm（魅力） of sculpting（雕塑） and the ink stone's natural tints.

Paper Paper making is among the ‘four great inventions’ and one of the great contributions that ancient Chinese people made to the word.It was Cai Lun who made the valuable contribution and his research gave rise to paper. Afterwards, many varieties of paper were produced of different quality and usage（使用）. Today the Xuan paper originally made in Anhui Province still shines with its charm.
Calligraphy 书法 Calligraphers 书法家 Seal script 篆书 Official script 隶书 Regular script 楷书 Cursive script 草书
Writing brush 毛笔 Ink stick 墨 Paper 纸 Ink slab 砚

Ink
Stick A good ink stick should be ground so as to be refined black with luster（光泽）. With the invention of paper, they were improved accordingly. Since the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220), ink sticks have been made from pine soot（松烟墨）, using other procedures（程 序） that include mixing with glue, steaming and molding.
Introduction
Categories
Tools
Introduction：
Calligraphy is considered as a treasured artistic form of Chinese culture. It is not merely a practical technique for writing Chinese characters or a tool for written communication, but also, more importantly, a unique expression of the spiritual world of the calligrapher.
This
was the first example– known as 'seal script' .Calligraphers of seal character stress a slender font, even speed and strength, and even thick lines and strokes. When seen as a whole, this is quite round and contracted.
Tools:
The ink stick, ink slab, writing brush and paper are the four essential implements of calligraphy. They are known together as the Four Treasures of the Study.
official script
In
the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220), people tended to simplify the seal character which had many strokes and created the official script. The new calligraphy appeared to be much neater and delicate（精美的）, turning the round style into a flat one.
Today, although various modern ways have been substituted for the original calligraphy, especially which created with a writing brush, people still love the ancient form and practise it untiringly.
Writing Brush The earliest writing brush that has been found is a relic（纪念物） of the Warring States Period (476 BC – 221 BC). From that time on wards, the brush has evolved（进化） into many forms. The nib can be made from rabbit's hair, wool, horsehair, weasel's hair, or bristles, and so on; while the shaft may be made from bamboo, ivory, jade, crystal, gold, silver, porcelain, sandal, etc.
regular script
Just
as the name implies, the regular script features its regularity and varies from the flat font to a square one. In Chinese it provides a model that can be followed by calligraphy lovers. It has developed since the late Han Dynasty and is today's most popular and influential writing style.