March 14, 2025 "There is love in Yunlin Prison, and calligraphy conveys emotions." The Ministry of Justice's Correctional Agency Yunlin Prison held a calligraphy competition for inmates. This event provided the inmates with a peaceful harbor to rest their restless moods. Through calligraphy copying in the competition, they were able to cultivate their character, transform violence into peace, and settle themselves down so that they can smoothly return to society in the future. Calligraphy must be practiced constantly to eventually reach the realm of art. Repeated practice can also help people calm down and gain concentration.

Secretary Chen Suqing encouraged the contestants to calm their inner thoughts before picking up the pen. Secretary Chen Suqing encouraged the contestants to calm their inner thoughts before picking up the pen, hoping that the prisoners can experience and understand the importance of character through calligraphy.

In order to ensure objectivity and rigor in the judging process, specially invited calligrapher Huang Dengshi publicly announced three writing examples at the competition site for contestants to copy. The contents included poems by three famous poets, namely Du Fu, Li Bai and Han Yu, so that contestants could experience the beauty of traditional calligraphy on the spot.

There were 26 contestants on the day, and the organizer gave each contestant 2 hours to express themselves freely, looking forward to producing amazing calligraphy works. It is also hoped that in the process of practicing calligraphy, the inmates can not only think quietly, but also understand the truth of life through the process of writing. Time flies, and at the end of the 2-hour competition, each contestant took turns to present his or her carefully written calligraphy work to facilitate the subsequent scoring matters. After fierce competition, the top five winning calligraphy works were announced as follows: 1st place, Zhong 00, a resident of the moving team; 2nd place, Ye 00, a resident of Renshe; 3rd place, Zeng 00, a resident of the pottery class; 4th place, Lai 00, a resident of Renshe; and 5th place, Lin 00, a resident of The fifth factory.

During the competition, each contestant was fully focused on writing calligraphy, fully demonstrating the results of their daily practice and learning, and the scene was filled with the fragrance of books and ink.