Calligraphy，the art of writing，was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China. Painting was contemporary with calligraphy，sharing 61 same tools—namely，brush and ink. Yet calligraphy was regarded 62 a fine art long before painting.

The status of calligraphy reflects the importance of the word in China. 63 makes the written words distinctive is its visual form. However, despite its abstract 64 (appear)， calligraphy is not an abstract form. Chinese characters are dynamic, closely connected with the forces of nature and the kinesthetic (运动)energies of the human body.

How can a simple character convey all this? The use of brush and ink 65 (have) much to do with it. A calligrapher can control the 66 (thick) of the ink by varying both the amount of water and the solid ink. Once he starts writing, by loading the brush sometimes with 67 (much) ink or sometimes with less，he creates characters that resemble a shower of rocks here and a drop of dew (露珠)there.

The Chinese written language 68 ( begin) to develop more than 3，000 years ago and 69 (eventual) evolved into five basic script types. Over the centuries, calligraphers were free to write in any of them, 70 ( depend) on the text’s function. The calligraphic tradition remains alive today.

 

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