The names of famous ancient calligraphers are dated.

1 Wang Xizhi, whose real name is Shao Yi, was born in Linyi, Langya, and later moved to Yin Shan, where he was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

2. Ou Yangxun, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou.

3. Yan Zhenqing, Jingzhaowan Manned, originally from Linyi in Tang Dynasty, now Linyi in Shandong Province, was a calligrapher in Tang Dynasty.

Liu Gongquan was a calligrapher in Tang Dynasty.

5. Mi Fei was a calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty in China.

6. Zhao Mengfu, born in Huzhou in Yuan Dynasty, was a Taoist priest in Shuijing Palace, and was the eleventh grandson. Zhao Mengfu was an influential calligrapher in the early Yuan Dynasty.

7. Wen Zhiming, a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, was a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty.

8. Dong Qichang, a native of Songjiang, Shanghai, was a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty.