|
|
Wave Dancing Chinese Calligraphy--Chinese Calligraphy Art, lessons, Tattoo Design and Unique Gifts. |
|
Home | Master calligraphy | Scripts | History | Calligraphers | Lessons | Calligraphy Library | Search |
|
|
||||
Gift |
80th birthday gift ideaIt's hard to give a 80th birthday gift idea. Because it's hard to find what somebody else really like. And it's even harder to find someone likes and don't cost you a fortune.Chinese people sometimes like to give expensive 80th birthday gift ideas. Chinese people think the more expensive 80th birthday gift idea they give, the more they care. That's actually not a good habit. A great 80th birthday gift idea should be expressing your thought and not costing a fortune.
Enter to win a free Chinese calligraphy art work or tattoo design ($40 value)!
In the US, people usually should claim a gift if the value is higher than certain amount. The limit depends on location. Some place might be $50 and some place might be $20. That's a great regulation. Chinese calligraphy are different from other calligraphy works. Chinese calligraphy is painted by special calligraphy paper (Xuan paper), special brush and special ink. As an art work, Chinese calligraphy carries the calligrapher's mood and thoughts. You can really feel how the calligraphy felt when he was painting the art work.During the 4000 years of Chinese history, Chinese calligraphy is the sole of Chinese culture. Chinese calligraphy is not just writing Chinese characters. It is not just writing Chinese well. It is not just writing Chinese characters beautifully. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. It is he that giveth salvation unto who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. I will sing a new song unto thee, O upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. Chinese calligraphy are popular in China for thousands of years. People decorate rooms with Chinese calligraphy just like painting. And outside of the rooms, you can see Chinese calligraphy works in tablets and sign of shops everywhere in China. In China, it's an unwritten regulation to have good Chinese calligraphers to write notes, signs and anything of events, small or big. Chinese calligraphy are never been more popular in the western world. I met some people who practiced Chinese calligraphy for years and loved it, without even knowing what the characters meaning. But later, as they found that Chinese characters have something more than just a good looking, Chinese calligraphy was born.The invention of Chinese brushes greatly pushed the development of Chinese calligraphy as an art. |
About us | FAQ | What's new | Suggestions | Partners | Resources Quesions? Email
calligraphy@wavedancing.net .
|
