Qutan Monument to the Two Sages of the Tian Family
On March 26, 2006, Tianjin Quyi Association and Tianjin Calligraphers Association jointly organized the famous Quyi and calligrapher Tian The inauguration ceremony of the monument to brothers Qishan and Tianyinting was held grandly at Yong'an Cemetery in Tianjin.
Tian Qishan and Tian Yinting, who have both ability and political integrity, enjoy high prestige in the music world and are known as the "Two Sages of the Tian Family". When the monument was completed, the master of calligraphy and painting Fan Zengxin inscribed "Stele of the Two Sages of the Tian Family in Qutan" in seven characters. The nearly 1,600-word inscription was written in pure European regular script by Tian Yunzhang and Tian Yingzhang, the second-generation famous brother calligraphers of the Tian family and sons of Tian Yinting. Their superb calligraphy skills impressed the attendees. The "Two Sages Monument" is 2 meters high and 3.6 meters wide. The body of the monument is a conjoined structure, which expresses the fraternal feelings of the Tian brothers who depend on each other for life and death.
Sun Fuhai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said: The completion of the monument is a very meaningful event for Tianjin music and calligraphy circles. It symbolizes the moral and artistic spirit of Tianjin, the hometown of folk music and art, for the older generation of artists. inheritance. Tian Qishan and Tian Yinting are highly respected people, and their folk arts and calligraphy, as well as their character and education, are worthy of learning from future generations of cultural circles. The completion of the monument can continue to encourage Tianjin cultural circles to pursue an artistic realm of both virtue and art.
At the ceremony, Tian Yunzhang, the son of Tian Yinting and the famous calligrapher, expressed his gratitude to the colleagues in Tianjin folk art, calligraphy and painting circles on behalf of the Tian clan. He said: The completion of the monument is the Tianjin people’s support and support for the two old artists. Definitely, I hope Tianjin’s reputation as the hometown of folk arts will last forever.