Wang Xizhi is called a book saint. Where was his Preface to Lanting Collection written?

The answer lies in the first paragraph of Preface to Lanting Collection. The article says? Will we meet in Lanting, a shady place in Huiji? Which is now Zhu Lan in the southwest suburb of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. This article was written in Yonghe, Eastern Jin Dynasty in the 9th year. At that time, Wang Xizhi was working in that area, reviewing internal history. He invited more than 40 friends to hold it in Lanting? Where's Qu? Yaji, drinking and writing poems. After the meeting, he summed up all his poems into an episode and prefaced this collection of poems by himself, which is known as the best running script in the world, Preface to Lanting Collection.

First,? Book saint? During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the social environment pursued metaphysics and strived to be a celebrity rather than a fame, so many famous artists appeared in the art field. Where was Wang Xizhi born? The king horse * * * the world? Wang was born in a famous family and had a gift for calligraphy since he was a child. She studied under Mrs Wei, a famous female calligrapher at that time, and her calligraphy was dignified and elegant, which was praised by later generations? Ice of broken jade pot, moon of rotten Yao platform, graceful tree, cool breeze? . Later, Wang Xizhi learned from others and formed his own unique style. His cursive script was born out of Zhang Zhi, and his official script came from Zhong You, now called regular script.

In later generations, his calligraphy style was highly respected. Book saint? The Preface to Lanting Collection is his most famous masterpiece.

Second, the name of Lanting in Shi Sheng, Ji Ya comes from allusions in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Han Dynasty. Huiji County was the hometown of wuyue in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to legend, Gou Jian, King of Yue, planted orchids here in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Han Dynasty, a post station was set up here. Therefore, this place was named Lanting, which was a famous scenic spot with dense trees and beautiful scenery in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In the folk history of Wang Xizhi, Lanting is a very convenient place to visit. So he invited his friends to hold it by the water in the suburbs? Repair? Ceremony, and then use? Where's Qu? Drinking and writing poetry. It is for this reason that there is another nickname "Mao Tie" in Preface to Lanting Collection.

Third, the status of future generations is extremely high? Wang Xizhi's transcendental position in the history of calligraphy is closely related to Emperor Taizong's appreciation of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin himself prefers running script and speaks highly of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy attainments. At that time, when officials of the Tang Dynasty were compiling history, Li Shimin personally wrote the biography of Wang Xizhi in the Book of Jin for him and praised his calligraphy as? Perfect? . Later generations of "Preface to Lanting Collection" only saw the manuscript, and no original was circulated. Many people speculate that the original work was taken to Zhaoling for martyrdom.

The most acclaimed copy of Preface to Lanting is in the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is the treasure of the town hall of the Forbidden City. It is said that it was written by Feng Chengsu, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the Forbidden City also has copies of Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang, great calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty.