Ou Yangxun (557-64 1), Han nationality, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan) in the Tang Dynasty, and was one of the four masters of regular script. Liang Taiping was born in Hengzhou (now Hengyang, Hunan) in the second year of the Southern Dynasty (AD 557), and his ancestral home was Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan).
Ou Yangxun, together with his contemporaries Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi, were called the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. Because his son Ouyang Tong is also good at calligraphy, he is also called "Big Europe". He and Yu Shinan were both famous for their calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, also known as "Ou Yu". Later generations saw danger in peace with their books, and Xi Zhi, the first one, was named "Ou Ti".
Representative regular script includes Jiuchenggong Li Quanming, Huangfu Birthday Monument, Huadu Temple Monument, and running script includes Zhong Nimeng's stippling and running script with thousands of characters. He has his own unique views on calligraphy, including eight methods of calligraphy works, teaching strategies, pen theory and thirty-six methods. Written by the Buddhist monk Huadu Temple Pagoda Inscription, Gonggong Wenyanbo Monument and Huangfushengchen Monument are called "the first regular script in the Tang Dynasty".
Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709-784), whose real name was Chen Qing, nicknamed Xianmenzi, alias Fang Ying, was born in Jingzhao Wanzhao (now Xi, Shaanxi Province), and his ancestral home was Langxie Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong Province). Yan Shigu V was a famous minister and outstanding calligrapher in Tang Dynasty.
In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing was a Jinshi, who was appointed as the censor and moved to the palace to assist the censor. Abandoned by Yang, an important minister, he was demoted to the plain satrap, and was named "Yan Plain". During the An Shi Rebellion. The rebels fought against the rebels. After Tang Suzong acceded to the throne, he worshipped the Minister of Industry and became a consultant in Hebei. To Fengxiang, he was awarded the title of minister of constitution, and later moved to imperial doctor. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was framed by Qilu, the prime minister, and sent to Li Xilie, the leader of the rebel army, to complain. He refused the thief in awe and was finally killed.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite, and he is good at writing and opening letters. He created "Yan-style" regular script, and he is also called "four masters of regular script" with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun. Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu". He is good at poetry, and his works are rich, including poems, collections, Wu, Lu and Linchuan collections. The Song people compiled Yan Ji.
Liu Gongquan (778-865) was born in Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province), Han nationality. A famous calligrapher and poet in the Tang Dynasty, the younger brother of Liu Gongzhuo, the minister of war. Liu Gongquan became a scholar at the age of twenty-nine. In his early years, he served as secretary of provincial studies and was incorporated into the Li Ting shogunate. In Mu Zong, Jing Zong and Wenzong Dynasty, he served in the official residence and grew up in North Korea. * * * During the Seven Dynasties, the official was the Prince, and he was named the Duke of Hedong County, and the official was the Prince Taibao, so it was called "Liu". In the sixth year of Xian Tong (865), Liu Gongquan died at the age of 88 and was given to the Prince.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for regular script, which is as famous as Yan Zhenqing, and is called "Yan Liu", and is also known as "four masters of regular script" with Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Zhao Mengfu. Wang Xizhi, a beginner in calligraphy, later visited famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, learned from Yan Zhenqing's strengths and absorbed new ideas, and created his own unique "Liu Style", which was famous for its strength and health, and later generations had the reputation of "Yan Gu". Inscriptions handed down from ancient times include diamond sutra, mysterious pagoda monument, Su Feng monument, etc. Cursive scripts include Shen Fu, The Sixteenth Day, Insulting Fragrant Posts, etc. , and Meng Zhaotie, Wang Xianzhi send pear postscript and other ink. Liu Gongquan also writes poems. Complete Tang Poetry contains five poems, and Complete Tang Poetry contains one poem.
Chu Suiliang (A.D. 596-659), whose name is Deng Shan, was a politician and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty and a native of Yangzhai (now Yuzhou, Henan). Chu Suiliang is well-read and proficient in literature and history. At the end of Sui Dynasty, he became the general manager with Xue Ju. Later, he served as an admonition officer and secretary in the Tang Dynasty. In the 23rd year of Tang Zhenguan (AD 649), he and Sun Chang Wuji were assisted by the imperial edict of Taizong. After resolutely opposing Wu Zetian, he was demoted to the governor of Tanzhou (Changsha). After Wu Hou ascended the throne, he was transferred to the governor of Guizhou (Guilin) and later demoted to the secretariat of Aizhou (now the northern border of Vietnam). Tang Xianqing died in the third year (AD 658); Chu Suiliang is a good calligrapher. He studied Yu Shinan at first, then took Wang Xizhi from France, and together with Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan and Xue Qi, he was called "the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty". There are "Monument to Mencius" and "Preface to Wild Goose Pagoda" handed down from ancient times.