Arabic calligraphy with Chinese characteristics

Arabic calligraphy has a long history and is characterized by beauty and charm.

The Arabic Calligraphy is an important component of Islamic culture, occupies a special place in the history of world culture.

The spread of Arabic calligraphy in the world with the spread of the Arabic language.

China has been known calligraphy after the arrival of the Arabic language to more than a thousa

nd years, and since that journey began mixing and integration of Arabic calligraphy with traditional Chinese calligraphy and art of traditional Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphers Vibda a style in the font types that combines Arabic and Chinese.

The art of calligraphy became an integral part of everyday life and religious life of the Chinese Muslim, as fluent in more than a few Muslim scholars and imams of Chinese calligraphy.

The Chinese did not Atoarza calligraphers calligraphy, but they had manufactured and contrived a new art sculpture is a beatitude in Arabic calligraphy, the art in line with Chinese characteristics is spread in the mosques in northwest China.


Mohammad Yousuf, a Chinese calligrapher Chen Kun man belongs to a national study Dongxiang ((Koran)) in the mosque in his childhood, and I love Arabic calligraphy since that time.

Is currently a teacher at the Institute of Lanzhou University of Islamic Sciences, a member of the Association of Chinese calligraphers and Secretary General of the Chinese Calligraphers Association of Gansu Province, and among celebrities in Arabic calligraphy in China.


Chen Kun began his study of Arabic calligraphy in the eighties of the last century, and considered that the goal of his life.

Initially studied the line copying, Chinese calligraphy, and then learn the line Diwani, and copy the work of calligraphers Sheikh Mohammed Saad Haddad (Egypt), and studied the line and third line of the Persian and copy the works of the artist calligrapher Muhammad Hashim al-Baghdadi.

Chen studied the fact that different types of Arabic calligraphy and benefited from, and then form his own style in the writing of calligraphy and became bright in this field in China.

Set up exhibitions of Arabic calligraphy in China and abroad, and received the title of "calligrapher young excellent" in the competition of the line to the northwest of China in 1988, and won the award for "Calligrapher's New" and the first prize in the "gallery skills bizarre" in the "first session of the exhibition culture of Chinese ethnic groups" which was held at the Museum of the history of China (now the National Museum of China) in 1991.


He received two awards in two international competitions calligraphy in Pakistan and Turkey in 1993 and 1994. When set up an exhibition of his work on the art of calligraphy in Malaysia in 2001, was among those who visited the exhibition, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, expressed his admiration for the work. He obtained the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia's 15 Arab line of work to him. And now you can find the work of calligraphy of Chen Kun in the halls of mosques in northwest China, and there is work to him in Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Malaysia, etc..


In his book ((Arabic calligraphy)) issued by the publishing house Lanzhou University in May 2006, reviews the launch that the history of the development of Arabic calligraphy, and explains the characteristics and training methods to write Arabic letters and Arabic fonts different, such as copying, Kufi, Diwaniya and one-third, Persian, etc., and analyzes hundreds of business famous for Arabic calligraphy. This book contains the scientific theories of Arabic calligraphy, summarizing his experiences Chen Kun and his experience being that of his research and his training and practice of calligraphy. Praised this book, Professor Yahya pine Lin Song, Professor Central University for Nationalities, said that Chen Kun prominent young calligrapher for Arabic calligraphy, a national gifted children Dongxiang. This year, he released his second Chen Kun ((collection of works of Arabic calligraphy of Chen Kun)) is published by the China Association of Literature and the Arts.
Chen Kun regularly to practice calligraphy and the great achievements. The character of the common and dominant feature of the work of Chen Kun is a harmony, as you see the line between black and white and the letters between dense and scattered letters and the outline and narrow lines.


Chen has invented a tool that the book itself is made of straw, Agmesh in the ink and creates its forms its special lines.


Words consisting of letters, the letters made up of lines, therefore, this art is the art of the lines. Embodies the work of Chen Kun force calligraphy, and in big business in particular shining splendor harmony installation. As well as fluent in that Chen Kun various forms of Arabic calligraphy, including architectural form and architectural form and shape of plant. And its bold architectural panel commended by many of Dr. Mahathir Mohammed. "Islam" in Arabic, the religion of peace and harmony and obedience, and the Islamic religion calls for world peace and stability of society, and this idea is reflected in the art of Arabic calligraphy, and well understood by Chen Kun and embodied in his work.

Chen Kun in Brief


Born in October 1966, the province of national Dongxiang Autonomous County in Gansu.


Graduated in 1989 in Lanzhou Institute of Islamic Sciences, Gansu Province.


He studied at the Islamic University in Pakistan from 1991 to 1994.


Issued his first book ((Arabic calligraphy)) 2006.


Issued his second book ((collection of works of Arabic calligraphy to Chen Kun)) 2009.




Chen Kun creates a job in calligraphy pen of straw