Calligrapher Yuan

Writing For 85+ Years

Shu Fa

A Life of Ink and Spirit (Click for English Translation)

原企有不是富贵人家,但书香自小伴他长大。父母为权贵效劳奔波,他却悄悄汲取智慧精华。小时候,还够不到桌椅,却沉浸在字里行间。别人争名逐利,他用墨笔塑造世界。

他的故事,如墨色长流,风雨洗尽,自在依旧。不争不求,不被掌控,天地本就赋予从容。奉献之人,得爱珍藏,真心付出,不会被遗忘。Those who loved, who gave, who stayed. Rise in light, their path is paved.

他一生执笔,绘梦成真,不屈服,不随波逐沉。这个世界讲究权势,可他知道,真正的平等,从来不是乞求而来,而是天地万物本就赋予。”Equality is not begged for; it exists in the natural order of the universe.”

有些人踩着他人向上爬,却在终点留下的,只是旁人的解脱与叹息。而他,走得从容,留存敬意。

不要在悲伤中寻找他,他不在黑暗与哀愁。他在微风,在星空,在诗里,在梦中。
他已随江水归去,带着爱与光同行。The cycle turns, the pain is done. A brighter path now for the sons.

他的故事,如墨色长流,风雨洗尽,自在依旧。不争不求,不被掌控,天地本就赋予从容。奉献之人,得爱珍藏,真心付出,不会被遗忘。Those who served, who loved, who stayed. Are embraced, their souls preserved.

他走了,没有遗憾,无痛无怨,自由安然。抬头望,星光灿,他正微笑,看你勇敢。”With all the ones who walked before—In love, in peace, forevermore.”

A Life of Ink and Spirit

Yuan Qiyou was not born into wealth, but the fragrance of books accompanied him from a young age. His parents served the powerful, tirelessly moving through their world, while he quietly absorbed the essence of wisdom. As a child, he could not yet reach the table and chairs, yet he was already immersed in the written word. While others chased fame and fortune, he shaped his world with ink and brush.

His story, like flowing ink, remains steadfast through storms, untouched by time. He did not seek, he did not fight, and he was never controlled—his serenity was bestowed by the universe itself. Those who give with sincerity are cherished, their devotion never forgotten.
“Those who loved, who gave, who stayed. Rise in light, their path is paved.”

He spent his life with a pen in hand, turning dreams into reality—unyielding, never lost in the tide. In a world that measures worth by power, he knew the truth: “Equality is not begged for; it exists in the natural order of the universe.”

Some climb higher by stepping on others, yet in the end, all they leave behind is the sigh of relief from those they oppressed. But he walked with grace and left with honor.

Do not seek him in sorrow; he does not dwell in darkness and grief. He is in the gentle breeze, in the vast starlit sky, in poetry, in dreams. He has followed the river home, carried by love and light.
“The cycle turns, the pain is done. A brighter path now for the sons.”

His story, like flowing ink, remains steadfast through storms, untouched by time. Those who dedicate their lives, who love and serve, are embraced and remembered.
“Those who served, who loved, who stayed. Are embraced, their souls preserved.”

He is gone, but without regret—no pain, no resentment, only peace and freedom. Look up, and the stars shine bright; he is smiling, watching you move forward with courage.
“With all the ones who walked before—In love, in peace, forevermore.”

ABOUT QiYOu

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Preserve Qiyou’s Calligraphy

YUAN

Chinese writing is a system of pictograms that represent objects and concepts. As a master calligrapher, Qiyou immerses himself in feeling what he’d like to depict and then let his emotions flow through his body, arm, wrist, and fingers with brush and ink. He has been practicing for 85+ years since age 7, writing several hours a day, composing poems and sending greetings to the people He wished well for.

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Qiyou’s Work

It seems like there’s not a day that he didn’t practice Shu Fa (Chinese way of writing). It was his life and soul, brushes and ink were his toys. Let him show you his daily works just from the last several years.

GREETINGS

POEMS

MESSAGES

DECORS

Calligraphy Styles

For thousands of years, Chinese writings are forms of art that interpret literary meanings. Calligraphy is more than applying brush strokes to paper, it evolves as practitioners express distintive characterstics of China’s dynasties from as early as 1500 BC and all the way to modern times. Oracle Bone Script is the eariest known form of Chinese writing, discovered on the bones of animal or on turle shells. Seal Script was the standard formal writing during Qin and Han Dynasties, used for engraving seals. Running Scripts reflects cursive, that characters run into each other. Regular Script is comparably easier to write and reconize, each of the characters is distinctive.

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