The representative works are: The Ritual Spring Inscription of Jiucheng Palace, Huangfu Birthday Monument and Huadu Temple Monument in regular script; Running script "Zhong Ni Montitie" and "Running script thousand words". He has his own unique views on calligraphy, including eight methods of calligraphy works, teaching strategies and thirty-six methods of brushwork. His works such as Inscription on Buddhist Pagoda of Huadu Temple, Inscription on Yu Gong Wen Yan Bo and Inscription on Huangfushengchen are called "the first regular script in Tang Dynasty".
Ou Yangxun (557-64 1) was born in Linxiang County, Tanzhou (now Changsha City, Hunan Province). Tang Dynasty minister, calligrapher, son of Ouyang Gui, assistant minister of Chen Huangmen in Southern Dynasties.
When Yang Di was in Sui Dynasty, Ou Yangxun became a doctor too often. In the third year of Wude (620), he took refuge in Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, and was named Taichangqing. In the fifth year of Wude (622), he surrendered Li Yuan to teach Shi, moved Guanglu to be a doctor, taught him, led the Prince Gengling, and got a bachelor's degree. He is a native of Bohai County and presided over the compilation of the Collection of Arts and Literature. Zhenguan died in fifteen years at the age of eighty-five.
Major achievements
Call for papers
In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu's reign (AD 622), Ou Yangxun presided over the compilation of Wen Wei Po. I have been writing for seven years, seeking a preface. Book 100 volume, divided into 48 parts. This book quoted 1400 kinds of ancient books, most of which were later lost. Lai's Selected Works preserved many important contents of various books.
Calligraphy achievement
Ou Yangxun is not only a great calligrapher, but also a calligraphy theorist. In his long-term calligraphy practice, he summed up eight methods of practicing and learning Chinese characters. Ou Yangxun's teaching strategy, the theory of writing with a brush, and the eight methods and thirty-six methods are all his own experiences in learning calligraphy. He specifically summarized the formal skills and aesthetic requirements of writing with a brush, knotting and composing, which is a valuable legacy of calligraphy theory, China.