Original text:
Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty was a seven-year-old scholar. Twelve, I saw something written by a ghost under my father's pillow and secretly read it. Father said: Why did you steal my secret? Xihe just laughed. Mother said: I see how to use brushwork? Father saw that he was young and was afraid that he could not keep a secret. He said he would treat me like an adult, so I taught him that wonderful brushwork and studied it thoroughly. Zhang Zhi was especially good at cursive writing at the end of Han Dynasty. The world spreads in the clouds, and the sage of the grass steals nine tricks. At the end of the Han dynasty, Boying was influenced by the divine man and eclectic in his intensive study, hence the name. Although the gains and losses of their teachers are different, they are not the same! It's a pity to seek traces of books. Goodbye, Xi is nodding.
Translation:
Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty, a few words, son of Wang Kuang. He was good at calligraphy when he was seven years old. At the age of twelve, he found a secret book of the previous generation's calligraphy works under his father's pillow and secretly read it. Father asked: Where did you get my secret book? Xihe just laughed.
Mom asked, have you seen the method of using a pen? Seeing that he was young and afraid that he could not keep this secret book, his father said to him, I will teach you the essence of brushwork when you grow up.
At the end of Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhi was best at cursive writing. At that time, people called him Cao Sheng. Legend has it that Cao Sheng has nine ways to use a pen. Boying, a calligrapher at the end of Han Dynasty, made great efforts to learn calligraphy from immortals, so he gained a reputation for calligraphy. Although he has gained and lost, the calligraphy of the person who studied with him (referring to Zhang Zhi) is also different! Look at your calligraphy, I can tell you something about fatigue. Xihe saluted twice.
An overview of Zhang Huaiguan's personality;
Zhang Huaiguan, a calligrapher and calligrapher, was born in Hailing (now Taizhou, Jiangsu) in the Tang Dynasty. Activities in the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan to dry the first year. The government soldiers he led were Cao, Hanlin Sacrifice and Ezhou Sima.
Zhang Huaiguan's books on goodness, truth, deeds, seal characters and eight characters. I am very proud of my calligraphy, claiming to be upright and upright, comparable to fear (Shinan) goodness (Suiliang), and grass wants to be independent for a hundred years. Unfortunately, however, his handwriting has not been found so far.
Zhang Huaiguan's younger brother Huai Xuan is also gifted. Eight points of good seal, especially good at grass and official positions. He once served as a bachelor in Hanlin and Jixian. And his father Zhang Shaozong is also a calligrapher. Visible, Zhang Huaiguan grew up in such a scholar, is undoubtedly a good book.
Zhang Huaiguan's works include Yi Shu, Shuduan, Guan Shu, Duan Hua, Pingshu Shi Yao, Liu Ti Calligraphy, Ten Techniques of Writing, Forbidden Classics in Yutang, Characters and so on, all of which are important calligraphy theory works. Among them, the paragraph describes the origin of the ten-body book and the three levels of storytellers.