Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy since he was a child. He worships Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Whenever he has time, he ponders the shelf structure and momentum of fonts. He thought to himself that his fingers were scratched on the skirt, and even the skirt was cut after a long time. Because of this, later generations called them "book saints".
Zhang Zhiyou is good at cursive writing. His academic spirit is very rigorous. His handwriting is different from ordinary people. He writes repeatedly on clothes and silk at home. After writing, he dyed and cut clothes. He insists on writing by the pond every day. After a long time, the water in the pond turned black, so people called him "Cao Sheng".
Wang Xizhi is determined to catch up with Zhang Zhi. While traveling around the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, he absorbed in studying the calligraphy of his predecessors and gradually formed his own unique style. After writing every day, he will go to the pond in front of his house to wash his pen and ink stone. Over time, the water in the pond turned black. People call this pond Mo Chi.
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Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting is highly praised by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world". Wang Jian is good at following the laws of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, carefully studying the shape, imitating the shape with his heart, learning from others' strengths, preparing everything in one furnace, getting rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties, and becoming a family of his own, which has far-reaching influence.
His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, graceful and graceful. The world often uses Cao Zhi's Ode to the Goddess of Luo: "If you are amazed, if you are graceful, if you are in Youlong, you will be glorious and autumn, and Hua Mao will be spring pine. It seems that if the moon is covered by light clouds, it will float like the wind flowing back to snow. " Praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Legend has it that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard when he was a child. After a long time, the pool water used to clean the brush turned black. Later generations commented: "floating like a cloud, agile like a dragon", "the dragon leaps into the Tianmen, the tiger lies in the phoenix" and "it's natural, and the rich gods cover all generations". There are some idioms about Wang Xizhi, such as cleverness and quick marriage. The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's style of writing is exquisite brushwork and changeable structure.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints".