Wang Xizhi had seven sons. The eldest son Wang Xuanzhi, named Boyuan, died young. The second son Wang Ningzhi, courtesy name Shuping, was an official, general and calligrapher in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty. The third son, Wang Huanzhi, once participated in the Lanting gathering. The fourth son, Wang Suzhi, whose courtesy name was Yougong, served successively as Zhongshu Lang and Hussar General. The fifth son, Wang Huizhi, whose courtesy name was Ziyou, was the minister of Huangmen. The sixth son, Wang Caozhi, whose courtesy name was Zizhong, was promoted to the prefect of Yuzhang. The seventh son, Wang Xianzhi, also known as Zijing, was a famous calligrapher, poet and painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy influenced his descendants. His son Xianzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; Ningzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; Huizi is good at cursive calligraphy; Caozi is good at cursive calligraphy; Caozi is good at cursive calligraphy; Huanzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; and Xianzhi is called "Little Sage". Huang Bosi's "Dong Guan Xu Lun" says: "Wang's four calligraphy works of Ning, Cao, Hui and Huan were passed down together with Zijing's calligraphy. They all have family styles, but their styles are different. Ning's calligraphy has its rhyme, and Cao's calligraphy has its own style. Its body, its emblem, its power, its glory, its appearance, and its origin." Afterwards, the descendants of Wang's family continued to pass on their calligraphy.
Wu Zetian tried to ask for Wang Xizhi's book, and Wang Xizhi's ninth great-grandson Wang Fangqing submitted ten volumes of the writings of 28 people from the eleventh generation to his great-grandfather, and compiled them into "Long Live Tongtian Tie". In the Southern Dynasties, the Qi kings Sengqian, Wang Ci and Wang Zhi were all descendants of the royal family and had Dharma books recorded. Shi Zhiyong was the seventh grandson of Xi. He passed down the family method wonderfully and was a famous calligrapher in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the war, his descendants were in chaos and their family tree was lost. They were distributed in Shenyang, Helen and other places. It is now known that his descendants include Wang Qingkai, Wang Xiaodan and others.
The first peak of studying Wang Xizhi in history was in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and the second time was in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty highly respected Wang Xizhi, not only widely collecting the king's books, but also personally writing praise for the "Book of Jin·Biography of Wang Xizhi". When commenting on Zhong Yao, he said "it may be doubtful if he is perfect", but derogatory on Zhong Yao's presentation. "The disease of calligraphy", other calligraphers such as Ziyun, Wang Meng and Xu Yan all say that their reputation is "exceeded".
Through comparison, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty believed that Youjun was "perfect" and "he is the only one who admires and pursues him with his hands, and the rest are just trivial, so it doesn't matter"! From then on, Wang Xizhi's supreme position in the history of calligraphy was established and consolidated. Scholars of calligraphy in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all respected the "two kings" of the Jin sect. Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties.
Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty, Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty, all famous calligraphers in the past dynasties converted to Wang Xizhi. Although the study of stele in the Qing Dynasty broke the scope of the study of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi's status as a calligrapher remained unshaken. Although the "Sage of Calligraphy" and the "Emperor of Mo" are suspected of "sacralizing", generations of famous scholars and giants, through comparison and speculation, are all convinced and highly respected.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Xizhi