On April 26, the international students from Pakistan, Yemen, Iran, and Morocco visited the Hu kuizhang writing brush workshop at the Shenyang Zhongjie Street to learn writing brush making and Chinese calligraphy.

The event was held by Liaoning Provincial Public Cultural Service Center and organized by Liaoning Provincial Cultural Heritage Preservation Center. The international students were invited to the intangible cultural heritage base for the experience courses. This could allow them to gain a deeper understanding of the Liaoning intangible cultural heritage and help spread fine traditional Chinese culture.

In the Hu kuizhang writing brush workshop built with ancient style, the international students visited the writing brush making site for the exhibited treasures of writing brush and inkstone. The writing brush making here consisted of 126 procedures with eight stages, from selecting the material to inscribing patterns on the brush. A detailed illustration of these procedures could be found in the exhibition hall. The inheritors of intangible cultural heritage also introduced them the Four Treasures of Study with relevant traditional culture.

Later, the teachers taught the international students to write the character Fu (happiness) in different writing styles. The students should first learn how to hold a writing brush and then the movement of hand to write characters on the red paper slowly. Moroccan student Luffy was intrigued by traditional Chinese culture. It was the first time he learned writing brush making and Chinese calligraphy. Though learning calligraphy seemed hard to him, he found it rather interesting. Luffy said, “I can perceive the beauty of traditional Chinese culture while learning calligraphy.” Several international students also expressed their will to hang their calligraphy works in the dorms to live together with the Liaoning intangible cultural heritage.