Strokes of fortune

Calligrapher Yan Gongda says 'moral integrity' key to his art and success

Among the many measures of China's rising affluence and international influence are the prices calligraphy works now fetch on the global art market - some are now auctioned at several thousand yuan for each character.

Contemporary calligrapher Yan Gongda is among the artists renowned both at home and abroad whose work generates that level of interest and income.