请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　毛笔(brush pen)是中国传统的书写工具和绘画工具。中国人使用毛笔写字作画的历史已有数千年之久，历史上有秦代蒙恬造笔的传说。笔头(nib)多用动物毛发制成,比如兔毛、羊毛、狼毛等等，笔杆(penholder)多用竹子。由于社会经济文化的需求，毛笔已经逐渐被其他书写工具取代，成为收藏和鉴赏的古玩。现在，用毛笔写字和作画仍然是许多儿童和中老年人的爱好，因为它可以平静心情、强身健体。毛笔是中国书法(calligraphy)和绘画中必不可少的元素。

　　参考翻译:

　　The brush pen is a traditional Chinese tool of writing and painting. Chinese people have used the brush pen to write or paint for thousands of years. There is a legend about Meng Tian's creation of the brush pen in Qin Dynasty. The nib of a brush pen is made of the hair of an animal, say, the rabbit, the sheep, the wolf, etc. The penholder is often made of bamboo. Because of the requirement of social economy and culture, the brush pen has been replaced by other writing tools, and has become an antique for collection and appreciation. Now it is still a hobby of many children and elderly people to write or paint with a brush pen, for it can make people calm, strong and healthy. The brush pen is an indispensable element in Chinese calligraphy and painting.