Wang Xizhi is a famous calligrapher in China. His preface to the collection of Lanting was copied by calligraphers of all ages and was called "Really?" ? The best running script in the world? Except the story about his handwriting practice? Get to the point? There are many more. According to legend, when Wang Xizhi was a child, he would go to the pond outside the house to wash his pen and ink stone every day after writing. After a long time, even the water in the pond turned black. It can be seen that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was not achieved overnight, but he achieved such high attainments through a lot of practice. So how popular was Wang Xizhi's calligraphy at that time? According to legend, Wang Xizhi saw a poor old man selling fans on the roadside and wrote some words on the fan to let the old man sell them in the street. The old man was puzzled at first, but all the old people sold it. It can be seen that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is highly respected not only now, but also at that time.
Wang Xizhi is not only a famous calligrapher, but also a famous politician in ancient China. He has served as general Ningyuan, Jiangzhou secretariat, and internal envoy of Huiji. And when he was an official, he also had a good performance. He sympathizes with the people. When there was a famine, he opened a warehouse to release grain and wrote a letter to reduce taxes. Moreover, Wang Xizhi has the backbone of ancient literati, and he never goes along with the secular.