Who were the four great calligraphers in Song Dynasty?

1, Cai Xiang (A.D. 10 12- 1067) was a calligrapher in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Word Mo Jun, Fujian Xianyou, Tiansheng Jinshi, Guan Zhi Duan Ming Dian Bachelor, died loyal. Make friends with Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu. Integrity, was praised at that time; The calligraphy is wonderful, and Su Dongpo is praised as "I am the first". In his early years, calligraphy benefited from Yu Shinan in the early Tang Dynasty, and in his later years, he was able to learn from Yan Zhenqing, conveying the charm of beauty and style. Shen Kuo's "Meng Qian Bi Tan" said: "Those who use prose as cursive script are called scattered grass or flying grass, and their methods are all born in Bofei and form their own family." Ouyang Xiu said to him: "The book of Cai, eight points, scattered, block letters, lines and big grass are all fine." The calligraphy works that have been handed down to this day include The Story of Wan 'an Bridge, The Attachment of Servants, Thinking of Poems, Sticks in Spring and so on. Calligraphy theory has Essays on Books, Comments on Books, and Self-discussion on Feibai Books. He is also an expert in tea identification. Song Renzong (1041-1049) During the Qing Dynasty, Cai Xiang served as a transshipment ambassador in Fujian and was responsible for supervising the tribute tea in Beiyuan. He once founded a small tea group, which was very famous at that time. His Tea Story is another classic of tea science after Lu Yu's Tea Classic in Tang Dynasty. Biography of the History of Song Dynasty: 320 volumes.

2. Su Shi (A.D.1037-1kloc-0/0/) was a painter, poet, poet, writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zi Zizhan, a famous Dongpo layman, was born in Meishan, Sichuan. With his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe, he is also called "Three Sus"; Together with Ouyang Xiu, he led the ancient prose movement, and was called "the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" with Tang Hanyu, Liu Zongyuan, Song Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Zhe and Ceng Gong. His political road is very bumpy, and he has risen and fallen several times. He is also a bachelor of Hanlin and a prime minister. He is proficient in calligraphy and painting, poetry and prose. He studied calligraphy with two kings, Yan Zhenqing, Xu Hao and Li Beihai. His calligraphy is full of ink and color (Dong Qichang called it the ink pig), full of childlike interest, vigorous brushwork and vigorous writing, ranking first in Song Sijia. His works include Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry, Dark Clouds in the Sky, Poems in Sacrifice to Yellow, Poems on the Red Wall, Poems on Dongting Spring, Poems on Song of Zhongshan, Poems on Taibai Fairy, etc.

3. Huang Tingjian (A.D. 1045- 1 105) was a calligrapher and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. Word Lu Zhi,No. Taoist Valley, Hongzhou Fenning (Jiangxi Xiushui), official to official to Yuan Wailang. Born into a family with profound knowledge of literature and art, his father is a poet. Wang Anshi, Ouyang Xiu and Mei, the celebrities at that time, were his distant relatives. He, Qin Guan and Chao Buzhi are also called "Four Bachelor of Sumen". Later, because of his outstanding poetry and calligraphy, he shared the same interests with Su Dongpo and was called "Su Huang". His poetry was the first of its kind in a generation, and later generations called it Jiangxi Poetry School. Calligraphy Zhou Yue, Yi, Huai Su, Liu Gongquan and. Among the works circulated, Su Dongpo's Poems and Postscripts on Cold Food in Huangzhou, Zhu Shangtie, Poems of Songfengge and Poems to Forty-nine Nephews are the most famous, with cursive scripts such as Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru.

4. Cai Jing (A.D. 1047- 1 126) was a calligrapher. Long word, Xinghua Xianyou (now Fujian Xianyou) people. Xining three years (1070), Jinshi. He was a fifth relative of Song Shenzong, Zhezong and Hui Zong. Later, due to the Northern Expedition, he was illegally listed as the first of the "Six Thieves", exiled to Fu Ling, and died in Dongming Temple in Tanzhou (now Changsha). The history of the Song Dynasty is included in Biography of Treacherous Courtiers. Friendly to Mifei, Cai Xiang is his uncle. Cai Jing was a beginner of calligraphy in Cai Xiang, Xu Hao and Ou Yangxun, and later became a master of calligraphy. My younger brother, Cai Bian, graduated from Beijing in the same year and paid his respects to Prime Minister Zuo for four years. When Hui Zong was a student, he added a bachelor's degree in the Confucian Temple, inspected schools and praised Zheng Wen. His calligraphy is elegant, with a slightly exposed corner, similar to Cai Jing's style.