In the winter of 2003, Chinese Television System (CTS) produced a program called “Calligraphy Lessons----Writing and Appreciating Calligraphy,” which was also distributed as a DVD. The program’s focus was on instructing the audience in the writing techniques (through demonstrations from the master) and the principles of aesthetic appreciation, starting with the basic concepts and progressing via introduction of the five principal calligraphic styles: standard, running, grass (or cursive), official and seal. Because of their rich and highly instructive.

Listening to spring rain on an attic throughout the night, Venders of apricot blossoms wandering in deep alleys in the morning 小樓一夜聽春雨　深巷明朝賣杏花, 129×27 cm×2, 1999

content, as well as the vivid presentation, a thousand copies were sold less than half a year after the DVD hit the market, causing quite a stir in calligraphy circles. The tutor starring in the program was the widely acknowledged calligraphy and seal master, . . . .