? In our impression, calligraphers belong to literati, so most calligraphers are weak scholars, and their hands are powerless. Actually, they are not. Calligraphers in Jin and Tang dynasties have very powerful wrists and powerful words. This force refers to the strength of their wrists, and only calligraphers in the Jin and Tang Dynasties have such a degree. Because in the Jin Dynasty, calligraphers were basically from the Wu family. For example, Wang Xizhi's teacher, Hedong Weishi, is a martial artist.
? The secret of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty is to pay equal attention to both knives and pens. Whether it is regular script or cursive script, the stroke speed is variable, so the strength of calligraphy in the Jin and Tang Dynasties actually has a great relationship with martial arts. No matter Jin Dynasty or Tang Dynasty, there are requirements for practicing martial arts, especially important official positions. Even from Tang Taizong to Tang Xuanzong, there was a process of practicing martial arts. This makes the literati in the Jin and Tang dynasties both civil and military, so their calligraphy is not continuous but magnificent, which makes people look very energetic.
? It is precisely because the masters of calligraphy in Jin and Tang dynasties all have martial arts backgrounds that many calligraphers have appeared, and the calligraphy written is pleasing to the eye. We are familiar with Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, and their calligraphy works are still collected and copied. ?