Fangsong

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 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] 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.

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