Introduction to Qi Gong’s Cursive Thousand Character Essay

Qi Gong, whose courtesy name is Yuan Bai, also known as Yuan Bo, is a famous contemporary Chinese educator, classical philologist, calligrapher and painter, cultural relic appraiser, poet, and master of Chinese studies. Manchu, Aixinjueluo family, the fifth son of Qing Shizong (Yongzheng) and the eighth generation grandson of Prince Hongzhou. Looking at this volume of "The Thousand Character Essay", we can see that Mr. Qi Gong came to the front of the virtuous calligraphy. In addition to the strokes and structure, he was deeply impressed by its charm. Mr. Qi understood the charm of Yongshi and Shanyin, and he wrote with his own heart and mind. Although it is very difficult to calligraphy in a long scroll, and Mr. Wang stopped writing from time to time, the whole text is full of spirit, vivid and smooth, like a dragon jumping and a tiger lying down, and the brushwork is flexible, which fully reflects that Mr. Wang's calligraphy comes from the heart. Pure and natural character.

Today, Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Publishing House has obtained permission from Mr. Qi Gong to publish this volume. We are willing to work with the calligraphy community to appreciate this wonderful piece of writing.