Learning calligraphy can cultivate yourself positive , emotional redress. With this concept and from getting Chinese culture , the ancient Japanese has recognized the value of calligraphy and then they call it 書道 (shōdō). Morover, the study and practice calligraphy from Han Dynasty to now become an important subject which include full theoretical basis, called 書學.
Vietnam in the old days, on the occasion of Spring or trafitional Tet holiday, people often come to the calligrapher’s house to ask for parallel sentences or lucky words to decorate their house. It is not only words but also is consider as a paiting, a decoration or a dish spiritual food.