What is ＂Chinese Modem Calligraphy＂？ An Exploration of the Critical Debate on Modem Calligraphy in Contemporary China

Since the mid-1980s Chinese calligraphy art has undergone a radical change and has opened itself to experimentation. Nowadays in China this artistic revolution has sparked a vivid debate among the art critics on three main topics： （1） definition of the phenomenon; （2） analysis of its nature; and （3） classification of the artistic production. In this article, all these aspects are analysed in order to give a comprehensive view of the present theoretical discussion and of its future development.

贾廷聚——豫剧须生泰斗

如今，在广袤的中原大地，和临近的山东、河北、山西、陕西、安徽、江苏与河南的交界地区，以至延伸到西北边陲，到处回荡着嘹亮、挺拔、刚健、圆润的唐(喜成)派唱腔。那如同龙吟虎啸、行云流水的音韵，穿云裂石，江河奔涌的旋律，使人听来心旷神怡，如饮醇醪，常有“绕梁三日，不绝于耳”的效果。唐派唱腔，作为豫剧界一种独树一帜的生角艺术。