The Monument to the Duota is Yan Zhenqing's early masterpiece and an excellent model for future generations to learn calligraphy.
This monument hides the front with a pen and returns to the front with a pen. It has a well-balanced structure and a rigorous and solemn style. When studying this monument, we should pay attention to the turning point of the pen tip, the tight inside and loose outside of the structure, and carefully observe and study its pen-using characteristics and structural rules. It is only a matter of time before we learn this monument well.
"Many Pagodas" uses more pens than the center, and there is an obvious pause in starting and collecting pens. Pens are mainly used to hide the front, but also to expose the front and Fiona Fang. Some horizontal strokes are relatively exposed, unlike Liu Shu's square feet, which are slightly oblique and rich in implicit brushwork; More strokes, more strokes back, emphasizing "tail protection", especially horizontal painting. When writing horizontally to the pen collection place, it is often pressed to the lower right, and the strokes return to the right, reflecting the majesty and atmospheric charm of the face, and the vertical painting is heavy and powerful. The horizontal and vertical strokes are in sharp contrast, full of rhythm and beauty, and fully express the meaning of a "tendon" on the face. Yan's body-skimming painting is lighter and more vigorous, but the picture is strong and powerful, and it is called "Swallowtail Silkworm Head", which gives people a strong sense of movement, especially when the feet are pressed for a long time and kicked out after frustration, which is implicit and rigorous. In addition, Yan's figure painting feet are mostly flat or slightly lower than the painting tips, unlike Liu's low height, but present a kind of stretching and calm beauty.