书法是文字的艺术,不是线条或墨块。正如雕塑与建筑不能说是水泥土浆或钢片的艺术那样。可是因文字在其它国家并未真正独立,多只是作为语言的纪录或仿品,故书法艺术在旁的地方皆不发达,唯独在我国才得茁壮,地位且远高于绘画及一切杂艺。林语堂在《吾国吾民》里曾言:“书法提供给了 Calligraphy is the art of writing, not lines or ink sticks. Just as sculpture and architecture can not be said to be the art of cement mortar or steel. However, because the texts are not truly independent in other countries, they are mostly recorded as language or imitations. Therefore, calligraphic arts are underdeveloped everywhere except in our country, which is far superior to painting and all kinds of art . Lin Yutang said in My Country My People: ”Calligraphy was provided