Shaoxing is a sacred place for calligraphy and where Wang Xizhi,the Sage of Calligraphy, wrote the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering."The Lanting School of Calligraphy of Shaoxing University is China's first calligraphy school and the only one with an independent campus. In 2018, the University was approved as a inistry of Education Base for the Inheritance of Fine Traditional Chinese Culture (Calligraphy)." Since 2015, the university has established 23 "Lanting Academies of Calligraphy" in 20 countries (regions) across five continents, sending faculty and students abroad for calligraphy and Chinese language education and Chinese cultural exchange, and hosting calligraphy study tours and experiential activities.
| Major List of "Lanting Academy of Calligraphy" |
| Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland |
| University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,Italy |
| The University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| The University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Thailand |
| Aohua Chinese School, Austria |
| University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| Togliatti State University, Russia |
| Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania |
| Chinese School Dubai |
Our students conducted volunteer teaching at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Our students conducted volunteer teaching at University of Copernicus, Poland
Our students conducted volunteer teaching at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Thailand
A group of Swiss calligraphy enthusiasts visited our university for an immersive calligraphy study
