This summer class for Chinese calligraphy will help you to make full use of your summer vacation in China and acquire a clearer idea for Chinese traditional culture as well as skilled techniques in creating calligraphy works.
Teaching Objectives
1. General impression of Chinese calligraphy, which include its long history, main types and its cultural deposits.
2. Actual and solid skills of creating different piece of Chinese calligraphy.
Class Content
1. Theoretical study of history of Chinese calligraphy, ancient Chinese and ancient book in the history referring to Chinese calligraphy.
2. Practice of right gesture for creating a piece of calligraphy work.
3. Basic strokes practice of Chinese characters in forms of regular script, clerical script, running script or grass script (Though the copying of classical copybooks in ancient China)
4. Radicals and curve-outlqine of Chinese characters in regular script, clerical script and running script.
5. Study of classical works created in ancient China
Class Size
Class is given in small group, with no more than 15 students in one class.
Class Time and Length
Class Time: Class is available from July to August. There will be 4 classes in one week lasting for 60 minutes per class. Class time is flexible.
Class Length: Classes of different length are available for you to learn what you want to know about Chinese calligraphy. Generally one period will last for one month.
Tuition Fee
The tuition fee for one class is 80 RMB.
Note: the fee for writing materials such as copy and tracing samples and books will need to be paid additionally.