Fangsong

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Evolution of script styles Neolithic symbols in China Oracle bone Bronze Seal Large Small Bird-worm Clerical Cursive Semi-cursive Regular Flat brush Modern typefaces Fangsong Ming Hei
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Reforms Simplified characters second round Traditional characters debate Japanese script reform kyūjitai
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Fangsong (or Imitation Song) is a style of typeface for Chinese characters modeled after that used in Lin'an during the Southern Song dynasty. Fangsong is a type of regular script typeface, and the standard used in official documents produced by the Chinese government,^[1] and civil drawings in both China and Taiwan.

Characteristics of imitation Song typefaces include:

• The basic structure of regular script.
• Relatively straight strokes, with horizontal strokes slanting up slightly.
• Low stroke width variation between horizontal and vertical strokes, with strokes usually being relatively thin.
• Overall geometrical regularity.

The printing industry that began during the Tang dynasty reached an apex in the Song dynasty, during which there were three major areas of production:^[2]

• Zhejiang, where publications imitated the regular script of Ouyang Xun
• Sichuan, where publications imitated the regular script of Yan Zhenqing
• Fujian, where publications imitated the regular script of Liu Gongquan

When Song lost control of northern China to the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), its capital was moved to Lin'an (modern Hangzhou), where there was a revival of printing, especially literature from Tang left in what was conquered by the Jin dynasty. Many publishers were established in Lin'an, including Chén zhái shūjí bù (陳宅書籍鋪) established by Chen Qi (陳起),^[2] from which publications used a distinct style of regular script with orderly, straight strokes. Modern typefaces of this style are classified as imitation Song typefaces.

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