Ou Yangxun was proficient in calligraphy, and he was called "the four great masters in the early Tang Dynasty" with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi. Together with Ouyang Tong, it is called "Greater Europe". Calligraphy is in danger in Pingzhong, nicknamed "European style". 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".
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 joined Tang Gaozu in Tang Gaozu and became a teacher.
The Life of the Characters in Ou Yangxun's Works
Ou Yangxun's grandfather Ouyang Li successively served as ambassador, commander-in-chief of Hengzhou Military Region, general Annan and general Cheung Nam. Ou Yangxun's father, Ouyang Yang, joined the army with his father at the age of 20, and was brave and good at fighting. Later, following in his father's footsteps, he successively served as the commander-in-chief of 19 Kyushu Army and the secretariat of Guangzhou. In the first year of Chen (569), he was honored as a general because of his suspicion of having two minds.
According to the Guangzhou rebellion, Ouyang Yang was defeated and captured the following spring. Ou Yangxun was the only one in the whole family who escaped punishment, and everyone else was killed. At this time, Ou Yangxun was only 13 years old. In the following two months, the empress dowager died and granted amnesty to the world. Ou Yangxun escaped and was adopted by his father's good friend, General Jiang. Ou Yangxun lived with his adoptive father for more than 20 years and lived in Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu).
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ou Yangxun