The earliest form of Chinese calligraphy is dated from the seventh to eleventh centuries B.C. during the Shang dynasty. Calligraphy is known to be the accomplishments of the Chinese gentlemen. The elite of the society were the first to be recorded using this form of writing, the privileged minority. The rich and the most prestigious of all the people were the ones who could be able to write in calligraphy because of the learning advantage from other teachers and well as the money concern.

The first calligraphy to be recorded came from the Shang dynasty, which began in the 17th century to 18th century B.C., was used in a form of religious beliefs. The Chinese believed that if they were not able to verbally communicate to their gods, they could communicate with them through writing. They would scratch a message to the gods on a piece of bone or the under shell of a tortoise.

The Han dynasty was established 206 B.C. and lasted for a total of 425 years. Some Han Dynasty calligraphy was written on wood sticks in the north and bamboo sticks in the south. This was much different from what we have seen in the Shang dynasty, which wrote calligraphy on oracle bones. Vigorous and bold writing style of li characters that was influenced by the social manners of the Han Dynasty. They convey a sense of strength and are always charming. Till this day we can see them being used on stone inscriptions. It is said that a sense of humor was used in some of the calligraphy from the Han dynasty. These writings form the basis of the development of the later cursive script of calligraphy.

When silk was first discovered, it was reserved exclusively for the use of the ruler but as time passed various other classes began wearing silk. People started to live on silk and it became a great commodity for everyone. Farmers paid their taxes in grain and silk and values were calculated in lengths of silk as a reward for good work and behavior. Soon everyone knew the use of silk. The technique of using silk for paintings grew rapidly and became a new trend. Much of c

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