Fan Chengda was a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Fan Chengda (June 26, 1126 - October 1, 1193), whose courtesy name was Zhi Neng ("History of the Song Dynasty" and other books mistakenly wrote it as Zhineng), whose first name was You Yuan, was named this in his early years. Shan Jushi, later known as Shihu Jushi. Han nationality, from Wuxian County, Pingjiang Prefecture (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province). Famous official and writer of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the 24th year of the Shaoxing reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty (1154), Fan Chengda was promoted to Jinshi. In the third year of Qiandao's reign (1167), he came out of Zhizhou. In the sixth year of Qiandao (1170), as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, he asked for the tombs of the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, and argued for a change in the ceremony for receiving letters, and he returned it without dishonoring his mission. In the seventh year of Qiandao (1171), Zhongshu Sheren came out to know Jingjiang Mansion.
In the second year of Chunxi (1175), he was transferred to Fuwen Pavilion and Sichuan Zhizhi. In the fifth year of Chunxi's reign (1178), he was promoted to the post of Chief Minister of Political Affairs. After that, he successively knew Mingzhou and Jiankang Prefectures, and made considerable political achievements. In his later years, he retired to Shihu and became a bachelor of Zhengdian University. In the fourth year of Shaoxi's reign (1193), Fan Chengda passed away at the age of sixty-eight. He was given the posthumous title "Wenmu" by the young master and Duke Chongguo, and later generations called him "Fan Wenmu".
Fan Chengda’s calligraphy
Fan Chengda is good at calligraphy. His calligraphy is fresh and handsome, elegant and handsome, but it is a pity that he is hidden by the title of the poem and the title of the book does not reveal it. Tao Zongyi of the Ming Dynasty said in "Book and History Huiyao" that Fan Chengda "had the aliases of Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu. Although his rhyme is not good enough, his energy is considerable." Fan Chengda's calligraphy was influenced by his mother, Mrs. Cai, who was the granddaughter of Cai Xiang, one of the four great calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Fan Chengda’s ink writings handed down from generation to generation are mostly written on rulers and slips. He was drinking with Lu You in Chengdu and composing poems. The paper and ink had not yet dried. Thousands of ladies and gentlemen had already recited the poems. He was told a Yuefu string song and wrote a plain screen and a round fan. Unfortunately, these ink marks have not been handed down. Among the great handwritings of Fan Cheng that can be seen today, the "Poem Stele Presented to Zen Master Fo Zhao from Mingzhou" written by him when he was fifty-four years old is the first. This stele has been lost for a long time, but there are Song rubbings hidden in Tofukuji Temple in Japan.
Fan Chengda's extant handwritings include "Memorial Letters of Zihe", "Memorial Letters of Chuihai", "Notes of Lisu Shayu", etc. His running script "Pastoral Miscellaneous Volume" is also often known by people. Ledao.