A child tries Chinese calligraphy during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Houston, the United States, on Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo by Lao Chengyue/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- August 12 is World Calligraphy Day. This annual celebration, on the second Wednesday of August, is the day when art meets handwriting. Founded by Manuscript Pen Company in 2017, World Calligraphy Day brings enthusiasts together to celebrate the art of ink and penmanship. It is an opportunity for discussion, practice, learning and celebration of this beautiful art form.
So let's celebrate and appreciate the mastery and beauty of hand lettering!
People participate in a calligraphy event to show solidarity with China's fight against novel coronavirus in Kajang, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Students learn to write Chinese calligraphy during a cultural event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
People hold Chinese character "Fu", which means good fortune, during a calligraphy event to show solidarity with China's fight against novel coronavirus in Kajang, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Elderly people practice calligraphy accompanied by a staff member at the Sijiqing nursing home in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Visitors view calligraphy works during the "Ancient Wisdom of Today's Interpretation: The Beauty of Chinese Characters" exhibition in Vilnius, Lithuania, Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo by Lukas Zentalis/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2019 shows calligraphy works displayed during the "Ancient Wisdom of Today's Interpretation: The Beauty of Chinese Characters" exhibition in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Photo by Lukas Zentalis/Xinhua)
A visitor views the calligraphy works at a museum in Pinggu District in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Visitors take photos as Chinese characters are shown on electronic screens in an exhibition on Chinese characters in Chinese National Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
A little girl tries Chinese calligraphy at the Chinese exhibition area of the 2019 Paris book fair in Paris, capital of France, on March 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Yimiao)
Teachers and students holding traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy works pose for a photo at Tsun Jin High School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
A robotic arm writes calligraphy during the 6th China Robotop and Intelligent Economic Talents Summit in Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Chinese calligraphy brushes modeled with Lego bricks are on display during an exhibition in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
A pupil from Intercultural Montessori Language School learns Chinese calligraphy in Chicago, the United States, June 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Stringer)
An amputated man uses a BrainRobotics smart prosthetic arm to compose a calligraphy work at BrainCo, a technology firm stationed in China Artificial Intelligence Town in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, June 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)■