25th, August, the “International Chinese Calligraphy Culture Festival” organizer by China Publishing Group took place at Capital Normal University, the Activity’s General Counsel and Political Consultative Conference vice-president Han Qide were at president and gave a speech. Besides, Capital Normal University Chinese Calligraphy Publishing and Communication Research Center, which is China’s first professional calligraphy culture publishing and communication organization, also hang out its shingle on the opening ceremony of the activity.
Han Qide thought that to hold international Chinese calligraphy culture festival is practical action for the spreading of Chinese cultural relics, and it was important platform for culture exchange between China and world, and important measure for promoting the “open to the world” of Chinese culture as well.
Chinese calligraphy publishing and communication research center is founded by Capital Normal University and China Publishing Group, it is aimed at undertaking the “The ancient Chinese script and cursive script arrangement” project in key subject “Chinese characters library” of China News Media, Radio and Television Administration Bureau, and the publication of primary school and middle school’s text book Chinese Calligraphy as well as the development of calligraphy learning software.
It is said the Chinese calligraphy text books was published in 2011 by Sino-Culture Press, the branch of China Publishing Press, so far, the book is used by 300,000,000 primary and middle school students in China. The international Chinese Calligraphy text book published this time is written on the basic of the Chinese version of Chinese calligraphy; the text book contains basic edition, intermediate edition and advanced edition, it is designed for foreigners to learn and study Chinese calligraphy and will be translated in English, Italian, Germany, Arabic and Farsi