Appreciation of the regular script of the 10 champions during the Guangxu period
Guangxu is the reign name of Aixinjueluo Zaitan, the Dezong of the Qing Dynasty, and it was used for 34 years .
In these short days, 13 top picks appeared in the country, and Emperor Guangxu also witnessed and ended this talent selection system that had been used for more than a thousand years.
Although the imperial examination system at that time had gradually failed to adapt to the format, all those selected were talents with extremely high cultural accomplishments.
Cao Hongxun writes about the heart of the mirror. Cao Hongxun, won the first prize in 1876. Cao was good at calligraphy and attacked Ouyang Xun's "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming".
Cao Hongxun (1846.2.3 to 1910.9.9) was an official in the Qing Dynasty. The courtesy name is Zhongming, also known as Zhuming, the nickname is Lansheng, the other is Mingbo, and the family name is Yijianzhai. A native of Xinxiang Alley, Xinanguan, Weixian County, Shandong Province (now Weicheng District). In the second year of Guangxu (1876), he won the first prize in Bingzike and served successively as editor, admiral of academic affairs in Hunan, and prefect of Yongchang in Yunnan. He was transferred to Yunnan Prefecture, granted Yidong Road, and served as governor of Shaanxi. He was an honest official. During his tenure, he opened the Yanchang Oil Plant and drilled the first oil well in mainland China, which was known as the Laoyi Well in history.
Wang Renkan, No. 1 Scholar in 1877. He is excellent in character and learning and can do good things for the people. He is good at calligraphy and has strong character and is widely praised. The courtesy name is Kezhuang, also the courtesy name is Ren'an, the name is Gongding, and he is from Min County (now Fuzhou).
The first Jinshi in the third year of Guangxu (1877), the champion. He was awarded the title of Palace Master and served as the magistrate of Suzhou. Good at coloring flowers. Shu Zong Ou and Chu, whose name was temporary, died at the age of forty-six.
Huang Siyong, also known as Shenzhi, was born in 1842 and won the first prize in 1880. Because of his achievements in industry, he was called the "Industrial Champion" by people at the time.
Huang Siyong’s calligraphy is vigorous and colorful, with impressive momentum. Judging from the aesthetic taste of today's common people, it seems that few so-called "calligraphers" can reach this level!
Chen Mian (1859-1893), also known as Guansheng.
In 1883, 24-year-old Chen Mian participated in the palace examination and won the first prize in one fell swoop, becoming the number one scholar. Netizens lamented: Many calligraphers today would be "ashamed" after reading it!
Zhao Yijiong, also known as Helin, was born in Qingyan, Huaxi, Guiyang.
In the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1879), he passed the examination and became a Jinshi in the twelfth year of his reign (1886). He participated in the Imperial Examination (Palace Examination) and won the first place, becoming the first scholar in Guizhou Province. The first person in the world to win the championship. In the fourteenth year (1888), he served as deputy examiner of the Sichuan Provincial Examination. In the 17th year (1891), he was appointed as the academic governor of Guangxi. In the 21st year (1895), he was appointed as the examiner of the joint examination. In the twenty-sixth year (1900), Ding Muyou returned to her hometown and gave lectures at Guiyang Academy of Ancient Studies. He went to Beijing and returned to Qingyan to give lectures. He died of illness in August of the 33rd year (1907) and was buried on the mountain near Qingyan Gongyao Village.
Wu Lu, named Sutang and named Qieyuan, was the last number one scholar in Quanzhou history.
Wu Lun is good at calligraphy and painting, and his literary works are known from Shen Meng. Yan Liu, a distant ancestor of Wu Lu's calligraphy, and Su Mi, one of the four masters of recent Song Dynasty, are gentle, elegant, and majestic. They can be called everyone.
Liu Fuyao was elected in the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1882). He was appointed secretary of the cabinet in the fifteenth year (1889). He ranked first in the imperial examination in the eighteenth year (1892) and became the last number one scholar in Guangxi. .
Compiled by the Hanlin Academy, he has served successively as lecturer, chief examiner of the Guizhou Rural Examination, deputy examiner of the Guangdong Rural Examination, deputy examiner of the Zhejiang Rural Examination, deputy chief examiner of the Henan Rural Examination, secretary of the Hanlin Academy, and general affairs director of the Faculty Library Bureau.
In April of the second year of Xuantong (1910), he went to Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu to inspect and prepare for constitutional affairs. He is strong-willed and upright, and does not follow the powerful, so his official career is not smooth.
Influenced by Weng Tong's illness, he had a tendency to reform. After Weng was dismissed, he was politically ignored and discriminated against.
During the Gengzi crisis, he stayed in the capital. He devoted himself to the study of poetry with Zhejiang poet Zhu Zumou and fellow countryman Wang Pengyun, and collaborated on Gengzi's Autumn Ci. He became one of the important members of the Lingui Ci School in the late Qing Dynasty.
In his later years, he settled in Shanghai and made a living by selling literature. He ended up poor and depressed. He is the author of "Ren'an Ci".
Xia Tonghe’s book: Yangxian’s spring tea leaves are green with green tea, and Lanling’s fine wine is filled with tulips.
Xia Tonghe, who passed the National Examination in 1893, was awarded the title of No. 1 Scholar by Emperor Guangxu in 1899 and was awarded the title of Compiler by the Hanlin Academy.
Wen Ji: I don’t care about worldly pleasures, I only seek my peace of mind.
Wang Shoupeng was born in a poor urban family. In 1903, at the age of 27, he won the first place in the imperial examination.
His calligraphy is quite famous and he was once invited to inscribe the name of "Shandong University".
Liu Chunlin, it is said that he was the top scorer in high school because of his reputation. In fact, his calligraphy is absolutely unmatched.
Source: Calligraphy and Painting Evaluation
Editor=Xu Baojun
Reviewer=Yang Zhenhua
(Executive Director of Yangtze Painting and Calligraphy Education Promotion Center)
Producer=Chen Minghua
Final review=Yan Genzhong