Humanistic Daixi in Daixi Town

Huzhou has always had many poets and painters. In China, there is a saying that "a history of calligraphy and painting is half in Huzhou". However, there is no famous calligrapher in the history of Daixi Town. According to textual research, Mr. Lan Jingfu, a contemporary calligrapher, is the first calligrapher in Daixi Town.

Mr. Lan Jingfu was born in Qiaoxi Village, Daixi Town. He inherited his family studies and studied poetry, calligraphy and painting since childhood. He was already famous in his hometown when he was young. He was able to write with a pen when he was a teenager. When he was a child, his family was poor and he couldn't afford expensive paper. He used bricks instead of paper, and dipped his brush in clean water to practice calligraphy for countless years.

His calligraphy works are beautiful and elegant, full of books, with a unique style. The lines are as strong as steel bars, giving people a sense of straightness and simplicity, which is called "strengthening seal script".

Many newspapers such as Hangzhou Daily and Youth Times reported their social activities, and their works were collected by many units and people from all walks of life, which were highly praised and praised by friends from all walks of life. The teaching of many painting and calligraphy training schools is welcomed by parents and loved by students. His works have been exhibited and collected in China, Korea and Japan. Daixi area, from Xiaoyangshan to Houdan Village and then to Wuxiuzhong area (now called "Wu Xiaozhong"), has a journey of nearly 20 miles, with green mountains and clear waters, and several streams flowing into Daixi, which is also a famous garden scenic spot in past dynasties. Since the Southern Song Dynasty moved its capital to Lin 'an, the situation has become unstable. Many bureaucrats and rich people go to Wu Kang and Xing Wu to build gardens. Mr. Chen Congzhou, a master of gardens and an expert on ancient buildings, said: "The gardens in Xing Wu have a long history. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Xing Wu was a place for retired bureaucrats to provide for the elderly, and its famous gardens were very distinctive. " In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China gardens reached a peak in terms of artistic level and quantity. Today, there are still some place names around Daixi, such as Nanyuan, Xiyuan, Shangzhuang, Xiazhuang, Huapingshan, Mojiazha and Wuxiu, which are often the names of parks. Lv Liuliang (1629- 1683), whose real name was Zhuangzi, was renamed Nike in his later years. He is a famous scholar, poet and thinker. In the literary inquisition of Qing Dynasty, Lv Liuliang case was a major imperial edict case during Yongzheng period. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi, Lv Liuliang, then 50 years old, went to Daixi, Gui 'an County, and selected Miaoshan Mountain to buy a good foundation to build a storm temple. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi, the imperial court opened the subject of "learned words", which was recommended by the provinces, but he refused the kindness of the Zhejiang authorities. All these behaviors, together with his reputation in academic circles, have created an ominous atmosphere. In order to avoid sharp edges, he tried to live in seclusion in the ravine while cutting his hair and becoming a monk to spend his old age.