Calligrapher Chen Hanzhong releases a new book titled 'Talking about Famous Calligraphers': A Thousand Year Discussion on Masters of Calligraphy, Poetry, and Hundred Rhymes of Famous Calligraphers

The new book "Talking about Calligraphy Masters" edited by calligrapher Chen Hanzhong for more than 20 years was officially published on February 12, 2025.

The book 'Talking about Famous Calligraphers' spans over three thousand years and has gone through dozens of dynasties, writing about hundreds of influential calligraphy masters. It is a calligraphy masterpiece with unique and transcendent insights, fluent writing, rich and detailed content, clever wording and chain washing, abandoning the dross and preserving the essence, and simplifying the complexity.

The book "Talking about Famous Calligraphers" is printed in color, with a total of 400 pages, 220 images and text, and over 250000 words. The content narrates the deeds and touching stories of calligraphy masters throughout history, leading the new trend of calligraphy, creating a new era of calligraphy, and striving for success. Before each article, there are over a hundred three character poems that express emotions in scenery, emotions in objects, and meanings in interest, describing the life stories of calligraphy masters. They are concise, easy to read, and captivating; After the article, there are over a hundred unique and insightful seven character poems that describe the life experiences, accomplishments, and experiences of calligraphers throughout history. They are appreciated by both the refined and the popular, and are full of fun. It is the best reference book for people who enjoy calligraphy art to learn calligraphy, study calligraphy, create calligraphy, and enhance their aesthetic literacy in calligraphy.

Chen Hanzhong has been dedicated to the study of Chinese calligraphy and poetry for decades, with extensive involvement in wax and remarkable achievements. When it comes to the compilation of "Talking about Famous Calligraphers", he said, "In 2003, I was elected as the president of the Canadian Chinese Calligraphy Association. At that time, I believed that leading a calligraphy group required not only calligraphy creation skills, but also academic research on calligraphy history theory, calligraphy literature history, and so on. Yan Hui once said," Who is Shun? To whom? Even those who are capable. "As the first disciple of Confucius, Yan Hui, who is revered as the" Fusheng ", also believed," Shun is such a great person, and I am such an ordinary person, but I believe that as long as we follow and learn from great people, we will also have achievements and achievements

Therefore, Chen Hanzhong utilized his spare time of "extra years, extra days, and extra hours" to extensively study the evolution and theory of calligraphy, and explore the background factors for the success of great calligraphers throughout history. After more than 20 years of persistent research, I have accumulated a large amount of precious historical materials, which have given me great inspiration. These materials are also an inexhaustible library for my calligraphy lectures, which have benefited me a lot. I believe these materials will also have the effect of using history as a mirror for friends who enjoy calligraphy

The traditional Chinese calligraphy art is gradually declining in the face of the ever-changing modern society. As inheritors of calligraphy, we should open our horizons and stand on the shoulders of historical calligraphy masters. With the pace of the times, we should constantly innovate and break through, and recreate the historical glory of the new era of calligraphy. So, I decided to compile 'Talking about Calligraphy Masters' and share it with my peers. After systematic analysis, deduction, summarization, editing, and compilation, we have finally finished filming and written a book.

Chen Hanzhong, with the original intention of loving calligraphy art, spared no expense to print the colorful "Talking about Calligraphy" book and agreed to sell it for sale at a price lower than the cost of 40 CAD per book (postage is calculated separately). All proceeds from the charity sale will be donated to the Greater Toronto Chinese Cultural Centre and the Calligraphy and Painting Society, as a dedicated platform for promoting Chinese calligraphy. Dear friends, teachers, and classmates who love Chinese culture and calligraphy art, please join us in this grand event.