British participant wows crowd with Chinese calligraphy The Chinese Calligraphers Association recently held its 2026 Chinese New Year celebration in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, with British participant Daniel Newham taking up the brush to write New Year blessings. (Source: news.cn) http://www.china.org.cn/2026-01/27/content_118302617.shtml | China.org.cn

The "Lantingji Xu," or the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion" was scripted by Wang Xizhi in 353 AD. It was considered by later generations as the "Number One Running Script in the World." Since then, countless calligraphers from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have greatly admired the work – and repeatedly copied, studied and pondered it. #TheVibe #Heritage | China Plus Culture