书法是中国传统的汉字书写艺术，经过千百年的创作和发展，已成为一门风格独特的艺术。
Calligraphy is the traditional Chinese art of writing Chinese characters, which has been created and developed over thousands of years and has become a unique style of art.
常见的书法字体有篆书、隶书、楷书、草书和行书。篆书是秦代的代表字体；隶书是汉代的通行字体；楷书是由隶书发展而来；草书是隶书和楷书的快写题体；行书是介于楷书、草书之间的字体，它既不像楷书那么工整，也不像草书那么难认，是一种最常用、最方便的手写体。
The common calligraphic scripts are Seal Script, Clerical Script, Regular Script, Cursive Script and Running Script. The Seal Script is a representative script of the Qin Dynasty; the Official Script is a common script of the Han Dynasty; the Regular Script is developed from the Official Script; the Cursive Script is a quick writing inscription of the Official Script and the Regular Script; the Running Script is a font between the Regular Script and the Cursive Script, it is neither as neat as the Regular Script nor as difficult to recognize as the Cursive Script, and is one of the most commonly used and convenient handwriting fonts.
中国历史上出现了许多著名的书法家，如：王羲之①、欧阳询②、颜真卿③、柳公权④等。他们经过多年的勤学苦练，形成了不同风格和流派，使中国的书法艺术达到了很高的水平。
Many famous calligraphers have emerged throughout Chinese history, such as Wang Xizhi (1), Ouyang Xun (2), Yan Zhenqing (3) and Liu Gongquan (4). Through years of diligent study and practice, they have developed different styles and schools, bringing the art of Chinese calligraphy to a high level.
书法的书写工具，是被人们称为“文房四宝”的笔、墨、纸、砚。学书法，首先要学会使用毛笔，初学的人应该先从楷书学起。
The tools of calligraphy are the brush, ink, paper and ink stone, known as the ‘The Four Treasures of the Study’. To learn calligraphy, one must first learn to use a brush, and beginners should start with the Regular Script.
文房四宝The Four Treasures of the Study
①王羲之（公元303-361年或321-379年）：东晋著名书法家，被誉为“书圣”。
① Wang Xizhi (303-361 or 321-379): A famous calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, known as the “Sage of Calligraphy”.
②欧阳询（公元551-641年） ：字信本， 唐代著名书法家，被称之为唐人楷书第一。
②Ouyang Xun (551-641 A.D.): the character Xinben, a famous calligrapher of the Tang dynasty, known as the first regular script of the Tang people.
③颜真卿（ 公元709-785年） ：字清臣，唐代著名书法家。他彻底摆脱了初唐的风范，创造了新的书法风气。
(3) Yan Zhenqing (709-785 AD): The character Qingchen was a famous calligrapher of the Tang dynasty. He completely broke away from the style of the early Tang Dynasty and created a new style of calligraphy.
④柳公权（ 公元778-865年） :字诚悬，唐代著名书法家。书法风格自成一体，与颜真卿起名，人称“颜柳”。
④Liu Gongquan (778-865 A.D.) was a famous calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. His calligraphic style was self-contained and he was known as “Yan Liu” after Yan Zhenqing.
