The art of calligraphy that was developed from Chinese ideograms over the ages is one of the chief products of Chinese art and culture, and it served among traditional Chinese scholars as a symbol of achievement on the highest spiritual plane.
例如由漢字發展出來的書法藝術，歷代以來，已形成一龐大的體系，代表了中國重要的藝術文化資產，甚至書法藝術早已成為傳統文人的身分表徵，也代表文化的最高精神境界。