He left home to study at a young age and settled in Chongqing
Wei was born in 1917 in Yinjiang County, Guizhou, the hometown of Chinese calligraphy. Mr. Wei grew up with Mo Xiang in his childhood. He received strict training in calligraphy and classical poetry from an early age. He studied poetry and practiced calligraphy under the guidance of his uncle and eldest brother. At the age of 13, Mr. Wei left his hometown and went to Guiyang to study alone, and finally settled in Chongqing.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Wei worked in the Policy Research Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government. The new era gave him great enthusiasm and energy. Later, he was transferred to a school to engage in Chinese teaching, but His creations in calligraphy and poetry never stopped.
Mr. Wei is famous in the city and even the country for his achievements in the art of calligraphy. He is based on the study of stele, which is spicy and solemn, simple and implicit. At the same time, he absorbs the natural, smooth and vivid style of calligraphy. , whose works are unique in their simplicity and lightness, and have been appreciated all over the world.
More than 160,000 copies of Tang poetry copybooks have been published
After the reform and opening up, Mr. Wei’s works were frequently selected for major calligraphy exhibitions at home and abroad, and were widely circulated at home and abroad. In 1981, the Australian Broadcasting Station held an international calligraphy competition. Among 12,000 contestants, 50 were selected regardless of grade, and Mr. Wei was among the winners. In 1982, Chongqing Publishing House published the copybook "60 Tang Poems in Cursive Cursive" written by him, with a circulation of more than 160,000 copies. In addition to participating in large-scale book exhibitions at home and abroad, Mr. Wei's calligraphy works have also been engraved in the collections of many gardens, museums, and historical sites. He also held personal book exhibitions in Onomichi City and Chongqing, Japan, which were a great success.
In April 1987, when the Chongqing folk sports delegation was invited to visit Hiroshima, they specifically requested four works from Mr. Wei to be presented as gifts to Japanese dignitaries.
The final work is written about lofty aspirations
The 93-year-old Wei has stopped writing for three years due to illness, but when he learned that the city was carrying out "Reading Classics and Writing Classics" During the activity, he studied ink, swiped brushes, and concentrated on writing. He completed Du Fu's "Ascend the High" in one breath in more than 20 minutes, and sent it to the organizing committee of the "Writing Classics" event.
The old man wrote his last work for a newlywed couple - Aim high and fly together. Mr. Wei wrote tens of thousands of works in his life, many of which, like his last work, were given to people who asked for words.
Little bits of Mr. Wei’s life
Mr. Wei’s works not only appear in the famous mountain resorts of the motherland, the study rooms of domestic and foreign dignitaries, and well-known museums, but can also be seen everywhere in the homes of many citizens, especially In Yinjiang, the hometown of Mr. Wei, almost all ordinary families have his calligraphy works, because Mr. Wei always responds to those who ask for books.
Mr. Wei couldn't bear to see others' poor lives. He had supported many people, either donating cash or giving his calligraphy works to others to sell. In 2002, a young man selling rice paper came to sell rice paper door-to-door. During the conversation, he learned that the young man was a foreigner who came to Chongqing to study and worked during his vacation to earn tuition. Mr. Wei took out one of his works and asked the child to sell it for money to meet his urgent need.
Qi Gang, vice chairman of the Chongqing Calligraphers Association, also has a lot of Mr. Wei's handwriting in his home. He has known Mr. Wei since he was more than 10 years old. In his eyes, Mr. Wei is not only a great calligrapher, but also a master of calligraphy. He is a kind father.
Mr. Wei never accepts disciples. He believes that writing calligraphy with others is just a matter of communicating with each other. He also never refuses scholars who seek help. He believes that he cannot betray everyone's trust. For those who came to study, Mr. Wei not only bought pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but also gave them a piece of chocolate, which was one of Mr. Wei's favorite foods during his lifetime.
More than 10 years ago, Qi Gang brought his works to Mr. Wei for advice. Mr. Wei’s words made him determined to pursue calligraphy: “My works were criticized by a teacher. My body is completely broken. If I hadn’t met Mr. Wei, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
“My father often said that his biggest regret was that he failed to repay his parents more and left his hometown to study abroad at an early age. .
Wei Fenghui, Mr. Wei's eldest son, said that his father had a habit of never celebrating his birthday, because in the old man's heart, his birthday was his mother's Good Friday, so he would not choose to celebrate it, but spend it in silence to commemorate his mother. The inscriptions on the works on that day were very special: the day of mother’s death.
On the old man’s birthday, the only thing he had to do was write calligraphy for his mother, “This is done every year until he has no strength to write anymore. . "Wei Fenghui recalled, "My father has taught us since we were young to remember the day of 'motherhood'. ”
Although he is a master of calligraphy, Mr. Wei has always been indifferent to fame and fortune. Once Mr. Wei went to Beijing to be a judge to select works for a national book exhibition. A young man showed off his master’s calligraphy in front of Mr. Wei. It was so expensive. One word can be exchanged for a Crown car. Listening to the young man's words, Mr. Wei just smiled and said, "I'm afraid one word of mine is only worth a cucumber at most. "Everyone was amused by Mr. Wei's humor, and when the young man saw the calligraphy on Mr. Wei's folding fan, he was very ashamed of his previous showoff.
Old Wei's poem, Except for a few published in newspapers and magazines, most of them are preserved in his own calligraphy works or given to friends. Qi Gang said that tens of thousands of calligraphy works and more than a thousand poems in Wei's life have become immeasurable spiritual wealth. p>
Although Mr. Wei has achieved such high achievements in the art of calligraphy, he believes that his personality and temperament are closer to that of a poet. He has worn the badge of Mr. Lu Xun all his life. The upright Lu Xun is also the character of the old man. Reflection.
"There is a portrait of Lu Xun in Wei's hometown, and next to it is his own writing: "With a cold eyebrow, he is pointing at a thousand people, and he bows his head and is willing to be a bull." "Mr. Wei's old friend Gong Xiaoxue recalled that the old man paid attention to his appearance and would wear a tie at home. No matter what he wore, the old man would always wear a Lu Xun badge on his chest.
"Mr. Wei also has a certain quality in his bones. He is very stubborn and can't stand the bad habits of society. "Gong Xiaoxue said that in his early years at Zhejiang University, Mr. Wei came to the rescue when he saw someone being disrespectful to a female classmate. As a result, he knocked out two of her teeth with a slap.