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Grade 10: Sharing about Chinese Calligraphy Experiences

June 4, 2020

In the first week of June, Henry Ding from 10(4) shared his experience in the field of Chinese Calligraphy with the grade. Henry had his first encounter with Chinese Calligraphy in kindergarten. After that occasion, he found he was deeply interested in it and began to learn Chinese Calligraphy in grade 1. Since then, he has never stopped learning and has had a close relationship with Chinese Calligraphy for almost 10 years.

When he first got in touch with Chinese Calligraphy, he had a naive mind. He simply thought that Calligraphy was good looking. After he entered middle school, he started to realize the nature of it. Chinese Calligraphy, as a carrier and promoter of history and Chinese culture, was one of the witnesses of the development in China since it was the simplest and most direct way to record history. The lifespan of Chinese Calligraphy was long enough that no other writing was even comparable with Chinese characters, which made him see Chinese Calligraphy as a miracle. Since then, he built up his own attitudes toward Chinese Calligraphy: though it was in black and white, ancient, and hard to understand, it stored the intelligence of these characters and worked perfectly as a historical recorder.

In his first class of Chinese Calligraphy, he learned nothing but how to draw, or “write”, a circle: a perfect ring with identical width. Drawing circles was extremely hard and dull. However, because of these circles, he attained strong basic skills along with a stable wrist. These skills were really useful throughout his 10-year learning experience. According to Henry, he often admired his work with the sentence: “I used to draw circles for 2 years.” As time went by, he mastered different styles of Chinese Calligraphy such as“楷书”, “行书”, “草书”, “隶书”, etc. He could use these styles and skills to wield the Chinese brush in flexible ways and copy or produce the various kinds of Chinese Calligraphy he wanted. These artworks were welcomed when he attended competitions or exchange meetings about Chinese Calligraphy between China and Japan.

Now, as a student who has mastered Chinese Calligraphy, he is making contributions to both SHSID and other communities. For example, on the poster near the doorway of ZhenTao Building, the word “树人”was created by him. Besides, his calligraphy appeared in SHSID|TIMES magazine with words “In the Name of Love” or“以爱之名”in Chinese. Moreover, he joins the Chinese Calligraphy charity bazaar each year before Spring Festival. The money earned through the charity is donated to Ningxia autonomous regions.

Henry is furthering his interests and skills to become a disseminator of Chinese culture.

(Written by Henry Ding Pictures by Henry Ding Supervised by Xie Junyu)