VietNamNet Bridge – A test was held in Hanoi on February 5 to find qualified calligraphers who have been allowed to work in the Temperature of Literature this lunar New Year. Nguyen To Tam An, a high-school student from Hanoi, is one of the top four calligraphers.

Calligrapher Nguyen To Tam An.

The test attracted the participation of 80 calligraphers and most of them are middle-age or elders. Tam An is the youngest calligrapher who passed the test.

Previously, any calligrapher could work at the Temple of Literature during the Lunar New Year but from now on, only qualified ones who pass the test are recognized as calligraphers and allowed to work at the temple.

This year two tests were held and many senior calligraphers failed the test.

Tam An said he loves Chinese scripts and he learned it from his father when he was a small boy. He is now a 12-grade student at the Foreign Language High School in Hanoi.

Tam An’s father – Mr. Nguyen Van Hoc – also passed the test.

Some pictures of the test for calligraphers:

NDT