Visual Timeline: Chinese Calligraphy

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1600 BCE - 1046 BCE: Writing develops in China during the Shang Dynasty.
 
1250 BCE - 1046 BCE: Oracle Bones in use in China during the Shang Dynasty.
 
105 CE: Invention of fine paper-making process by Cai Lun.
 
303 CE - 365 CE: Life of Wang Xizhi, China's most famous calligrapher.
 
 
 
 
 
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