The top ten calligraphers are: Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ouyang Xun, Mi Fu, Zhang Xu, Ouyang Zhongshi, Qi Gong, Wu Changshuo and Li Duo.
1. Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi is a famous calligrapher in ancient China and is known as the Saint of Calligraphy. His calligraphy works are mainly regular script, cursive script, running script, etc. He is good at official script. Regular script and cursive script are integrated with each other to form a unique style.
2. Yan Zhenqing
He created Yan style characters and is known as "Yan Jin Liu Gu". His regular script is dignified and majestic, and his running script is powerful, creating the "Yan style" regular script.
3. Liu Gongquan
Liu Gongquan was a calligrapher in the mid-Tang Dynasty. He was good at writing regular script. His handwriting was neat and uniform, and his bones were strong, forming his own style. He created "Liu Ti", which used the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Xun to create a unique "Liu Ti".
4. Ouyang Xun
Ouyang Xun is a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He is famous for his regular script and is good at the strength of strokes and the rigorous structure. His regular script strokes are smooth and rigorous in structure, and he is known as "European style".
5. Mi Fu
Mi Fu was a calligrapher, painter, and theorist of calligraphy and painting in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was good at a variety of calligraphy styles. His representative work is "Shu Su Tie". He pays attention to the precision of pen and ink, and his calligraphy achievements are even higher.
6. Zhang Xu
Zhang Xu was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty and was good at cursive writing. His cursive style is unique, and the art of cursive writing has reached its peak. He was called "Zhang Changshi" by the world through his application or recommendation, and recruitment into official positions.
7. Ouyang Zhongshi
Ouyang Zhongshi is one of the famous calligraphers in the history of Chinese calligraphy. He was enlightened by many famous scholars and studied under Wu Yuru, a master of Chinese traditional culture. His calligraphy style is elegant, elegant, simple and gorgeous.
8. Qi Gong
Qi Gong is a famous contemporary Chinese calligrapher and painter. He created the original "Qi style" calligraphy. His works, whether banners, albums or screen couplets, can express far-reaching meanings. Artistic conception and beautiful rhythm. He also proposed the "golden ratio", which has important guiding significance for learning calligraphy.
9. Wu Changshuo
Wu Changshuo is an outstanding artist in modern China. He is a master of the four masters of "poetry, calligraphy, painting and sealing". He used calligraphy in his paintings, integrating calligraphy, seal cutting, knife movements, and composition techniques into his paintings, forming a unique painting style rich in gold and stone.
10. Li Duo
Li Duo is a famous Chinese calligrapher. He started his career as a Wei Li and created a unique calligraphy style that is graceful, generous, smooth, simple and majestic.