The light at the end of the tunnel In "Elegy to Pen and Ink," Yu Qiuyu wrote: "Calligraphy is like ancient poems; although they are beautiful in nature, they have lost their central role in society. Calligraphy has become a secluded path which has been maintained meticulously, but which ultimately will pass away like Tang and Song dynasty poetry."
余秋雨在「筆墨祭」一文中也寫道：「書法有如古詩，美則美矣，卻已失去社會的必需性，成為一條刻意維修的幽徑，終將如唐詩宋詞般無可挽回地消逝」。