The final evaluation of the first "Jimu News" International Chinese Character Writing Competition was held

International Online Hubei News: On January 17, the final evaluation of the first "Jimu News" International Chinese Character Writing Competition was held in Wuhan Baoye Group, and 304 outstanding works stood out from the 777 works that were finalists. Pang Zhonghua, director of the judging committee and honorary life chairman of the China Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, guided the judging through video link and praised the competition.

Judging scene Photography Chen Jin

The first "Jimu News" International Chinese Character Writing Competition was guided by the China Hard Pen Calligraphy Association and the Hubei Calligraphers Association, sponsored by the Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association and Jimu News (Chutian Metropolis Daily), and co-organized by the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Huangpi District of Wuhan City. Since its launch at the end of April 2021, the competition has received entries from more than a dozen countries such as Malaysia, the United States and Australia. The youngest of the contestants is 5 years old and the oldest is 80 years old. In July, the judging committee of the competition selected 2217 works from around the world to participate in the preliminary evaluation and re-evaluation, and finally 777 works were shortlisted for the final evaluation.

According to reports, the competition presents the characteristics of young authors, rich book bodies and wide coverage. The finalists of children's group A and group B accounted for about 60% of the entire final works; seal, li, kai, line and grass were combined, and brush works and hard pen works competed with each other. The competition covers a wide range, and Li Zhaoyin, chairman of the American Chinese Calligraphers Association, writes works to express his support for the competition; calligraphy enthusiasts from South Korea, Australia and other countries also send entries; many college students enthusiastically submit articles and participate in the competition.

At the final evaluation site, a jury composed of experts such as Liu Changzhong, chairman of Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association, Wang Zhenliang, senior consultant of Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association, Xu Guosheng, director of the Calligraphy Committee of Wuhan Calligraphers Association, Qu Zhongmou, vice chairman of Hubei Calligraphers Association and chairman of Wuhan Calligraphers Association, and Chen Ai, vice chairman of Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association, were divided into two groups and strictly selected the finalists.

At the judging meeting, Pang Zhonghua also guided the judging work of the first "Jimu News" International Chinese Character Writing Competition through video connection, and praised the competition at the same time.

"This work is made with a flexible pen, the dots are in place, the layout of the chapter is reasonable, and the stamp is appropriate." "Large-scale Wei stele works, good words, the overall atmosphere is also good..." Wang Zhenliang, senior consultant of the Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association, commented on the excellent works. As a judge who has served as a judge of the French exhibition of hard pen books for many times, Wang Zhenliang said: "If you want to write a good calligraphy work, you must insist on drawing nutrition from traditional inscriptions, and good works must not only have ancient rhymes and vividness, but also have the atmosphere of the times." ”

After the selection, the final 304 people won the children's A group, children's B group, youth group, university students group, adult group and other categories. Liu Changzhong, chairman of the Hubei Hard Pen Calligraphers Association, said: "Chinese characters are the treasures of the Chinese nation, and I hope that through the competition, people will attach importance to Chinese character writing, inherit the Chinese character culture, and let Chinese character writing go to the world." (Wen Li Yu Xia Yu )