Running script is a kind of calligraphy, which is divided into running script and running script. It is developed and originated on the basis of regular script, and it is a font between regular script and cursive script, which is produced to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegibility of cursive script. "Go" means "go", so it is not as scribbled as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script. Whether it is cursive or cursive in essence.
Those with more patterns than grass patterns are called "running patterns", and those with more grass patterns are called "running grass". Running script is both practical and artistic, and regular script is a literal symbol, which is practical and skillful; Comparatively speaking, cursive script is highly artistic, but its practicality is relatively insufficient.
China's top ten running scripts
China's top ten running scripts are Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, Yan Zhenqing's Sacrifice to the Nephew, Su Shi's Huangzhou Cold Food Post, Wang Xun's Yuan Bo Post, Yang Ningshi's Jiuhua Post, Liu Gongquan's Zhao Meng Post, Ou Yangxun's Zhang Hansi's Perch Post, Mi Fei's Susu Post and Huang Tingjian's Post.
Preface to Lanting is a book written by Wang Xizhi at the age of 47. It tells the story of Wang Xizhi's great tour with friends and literati in Lanting. The whole article is written calmly and full of vitality. It was honored as "the best calligraphy in the world" by later scholars. "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" has 327 words, which is a natural stroke, changing structure and brushwork, cleverly without any trace of arrangement. This kind of work based on superior qualifications and profound contributions has been rated as "the best running script in the world", which really deserves its reputation.