Children dressed in traditional Chinese costumes perform at the opening ceremony for the 1st Shanxi Schoolchildren Regular Script Exhibition in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, April 13. Regular script is the newest Chinese calligraphy style, first appearing during the Wei Dynasty (220-265) and maturing stylistically around the 7th century. It is the most common style for modern writings and publications. [Photo/Xinhua]

Schoolchildren write Chinese characters in regular script with Chinese writing brushes at the first Shanxi Schoolchildren Regular Script Exhibition in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, April 13. More than 200 calligraphy works by schoolchildren were on display at the exhibition. [Photo/Xinhua]