NEW YORK (AP) — Large public exhibits of ancient Chinese calligraphy are rare in the United States, as are major shows that can be appreciated by kids as well as adults, novices as well as experts.

As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found it a ...

Although abstract art is a Western form that was first introduced into China during the period of the Republic of China (1912-49), and later saw a resurgence in the 1980s, affinities with the form can ...

“Flying Flowers and Scattered Snow” (飞花散雪), a title captured from an ancient seven-character Tang dynasty poem, was performed in the courtyard of the Harvard Art Museums by the Chinese calligraphy ...

Some students in Myanmar have spent much of the summer vacation learning Chinese calligraphy at the China Cultural Center in Yangon. Myintzu Theint, 25, has been learning brush calligraphy at the ...

Come along and learn Chinese characters with an experienced Chinese calligrapher, while developing your skills in using brush ...

NEW YORK – Large public exhibits of ancient Chinese calligraphy are rare in the United States, as are major shows that can be appreciated by kids as well as adults, novices as well as experts. "Out of ...

For millennia, adepts of calligraphy in China and connoisseurs worldwide have regarded it as the summit of the arts of Asia. "Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy" at the Asian Art Museum ...