Chinese calligraphy is a necessity in China to decorate the rooms. Chinese calligraphy is a deep, serious art based on Chinese characters. It's the soul of Chinese culture. What kind of calligraphy is hung in a person's room is a reflection of the personality of the person. For example, if a person hang a mediocre calligraphy in a nice luxury frame, it just mean that person is somewhat not well educated, don't know how to appreciate calligraphy as an art. On the other hand, if a person have a real good piece of calligraphy with good literal content, than implies the person is well educated, knowledgeable and have a refined taste.

Everyone as an artist of calligraphy know actually more than 99% of Chinese don't really understand calligraphy as an art. It's almost impossible for person who doesn't speak Chinese to really understand the art. Chinese calligraphy appreciation is actually a science itself. Let's talk about some basic about how to appreciate calligraphy.

Three basic aspects of a piece have to be studied to appreciate it, these are stokes, structures, and organization.