This book is written by Mr. Chen Zhenlian based on the large amount of research he has done on the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy. The scope of his theoretical research covers Chinese poems, painting, calligraphy, and seal carving, as well as Japanese calligraphy and painting. In this book, the author advocates academism in calligraphy creation, illustrating ideas, themes, forms, and techniques of calligraphy. The book provides food for thought on the modernization of calligraphy and introduces some practical results of such modern-oriented transformation. Mr. Chen believes calligraphy will become a new field of study, and puts forward a full range of recommendations for systematic, standardized, and specialized theoretical research of calligraphy.