1 Stationary set of Chinese Calligraphy Brush, Ink, Ink stone, Rice paper Calligraphy Fonts and Styles Standard, Seal, Walking, Running Masters of Chinese Calligraphy Writing Postures and Brush holding Eight basic strokes Dot, Dash, Perpendicular downstroke, Downstroke to the left, Wavelike stroke, Hook, Upstroke to the right, Bend or twist Order of writing strokes into Chinese characters Left to right Top to bottom Outside to inside

2 Proper posture for writing while seated Proper posture for writing while standing Holding the brushRaised wrist method Suspended wrist method

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4 Dot Dash Perpendicular downstroke Downstroke to the left

5 Three parts from upper to lower Three parts from left to right Three parts, first in the middle, then from left to right Horizontal stroke(s) first, perpendicular stroke later Left-falling stroke first, right-falling stroke later Outside strokes first, inside strokes later Most of outside strokes first, then inside stroke(s), finally bottom stroke

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