Chen Meixiang’s journey abroad to promote Chinese quintessence

Teacher Chen Meixiang is not only a calligrapher and calligraphy educator, but also a social activist who takes promoting Chinese quintessence as his own duty. He used art as a link to establish a wide range of overseas calligraphy and calligraphy relationships. In October 1993, the Chinese Modern Culture Society and other units jointly awarded Mr. Chen Meixiang the "International Cultural Exchange Honor Award." In the United States, Chen Meixiang's calligraphy works were enshrined in the Chinese Museum of Chicago. A Chinese reporter who went to the United States to visit relatives wrote to Chen Meixiang: "Americans like your calligraphy very much. After Mr. Mason, the dean of the Yang Baihan Academy of Art, got your calligraphy, he was very happy for several days. He said that if he went to China , I must come to visit you." The book "Xiamen People" published in Southern California, USA, has a special page on the appreciation of the works of calligrapher Chen Meixiang and an introduction to his art as "One of the Southern Fujian Artists Series". Some Hong Kong compatriots who immigrated to the United States and Canada specially asked Chen Meixiang to write a small regular script "Zhu Xi Family Instructions" for them to educate future generations not to forget that they are descendants of Yan and Huang and descendants of the dragon.

In Japan, Chen Meixiang’s works were selected into the “52nd International Cultural Exchange Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition” and won the grand prize. Japan's "Calligraphy" magazine published a large section of his calligraphy works, and the Japan Calligraphy Alliance also gave high praise to Chen Meixiang's works. A famous computer company in Tokyo, Japan specially commissioned Mr. Chen Meixiang to write 6,800 commonly used Chinese characters in official script as a computer font. What a heavy job this is! Based on the calculation of writing 12 Chinese characters on each piece of 16-karat rice paper, 6,800 words would need to be written on more than 500 such rice papers. But thinking that this was a great opportunity to promote Chinese culture, Chen Meixiang readily agreed. He spent countless sleepless nights and finally delivered it on time. Today, these official scripts written by Chen Meixiang have spread throughout the world along with Japanese computer sales channels. After Chen Meixiang's works won the gold medal at the "International Exhibition of Chinese Yiyin Shenmo Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting" in the Philippines, the Philippine "World Journal", "Business Daily", and "Philippine Times" competed to open columns to promote Chen Meixiang's deeds and calligraphy works. Philippines The "Xuequn Literary Society" hired him as an academic consultant. Teacher Chen Meixiang visited Singapore twice to hold calligraphy exhibitions. His calligraphy works are very popular among Chinese in Singapore. The Singapore Calligraphers Association hired him as a reviewer, and he was invited to write the cover inscription and title page couplet for the 125th anniversary special issue of Singapore's Bao Chi Temple and Tan Clan Ancestral Hall: "To protect the people and express blessings, I feel grateful for God's grace. A child is thoughtful and repays his ancestors' virtues." In 1993, a review organization jointly composed of literary and artistic circles from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and other countries awarded Mr. Chen Meixiang the "World Art Celebrity" certificate in recognition of his outstanding contributions to cultural exchanges among countries around the world.