Chinese 书法 (shū fǎ), calligraphy, is the ancient art of Chinese handwriting ... The Four Treasures of Study - brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone - are the great contributions to the Chinese culture ...

They are the earliest authentic works of Chinese calligraphy that have been discovered so far. In 1746, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911) stored these three works in the "Hall of ...

During one such visit to Longxing Temple, Xi came upon a timeworn stone slab from the Sui Dynasty (581-618). The bold, elegant calligraphy carved into its surface was slowly fading, at risk of being ...