1, Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1, 32 1-379), a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was called the "Book Sage". Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong Province) was born, then moved to Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) Yin Shan, and lived in seclusion in Jinting County in his later years. Successive secretary, general Ningyuan, Jiangzhou secretariat, later literature and history records, right general.
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Second, Huang Tingjian.
Huang Tingjian (1August 9, 045-1May 24, 05), whose real name is Lu Zhi, is a rich man in Fenning, Hongzhou (now xiushui county, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province), a famous writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the founder of Jiangxi Poetry School, with the same fame as Du Fu and Chen Shidao.
Third, Yan Zhenqing.
Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709-784) was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) and Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). Yan Shigu V was a famous official, calligrapher and secretary supervisor in the Tang Dynasty. He was once a famous painter such as Sun and Situ. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork.
Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script". Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu".
Fourth, Zhong You
Zhong You (15 1-230) has a long history. He is a member of Yingchuan County, Yuzhou (now Changgedong, Xuchang, Henan). A famous calligrapher and politician from the late Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms Cao Wei period. Zhong You was good at seal script, official script, original script, running script and cursive script, and he was quite accomplished in calligraphy, which promoted the development of regular script (small script) and was honored as the "originator of regular script" by later generations.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Liu Gongquan
Liu Gongquan (778-865), the word is sincere. Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province) was born. A famous calligrapher and poet in the middle Tang Dynasty, the younger brother of Liu Gongchu, the minister of war.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for regular script. He learned from Wang Xizhi at first, and later visited the famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty. He absorbed Yan Zhenqing's strengths and new ideas, and created his own unique "Liu Ti", which was famous for its infinite strength and was later known as "Yan Gu".