Life calligraphy works:
1. "Lanting Preface": This is the masterpiece of the Eastern Jin calligrapher Wang Xizhi, known as "the best running script in the world". The full text has 324 words. It depicts the scene of Wang Xizhi and his friends gathering at Lanting, showing the author's love for friendship, nature and his emotion about the impermanence of life.
2. "Autobiography": This is the work of Huaisu, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. The full text has more than 1,200 words and is Huaisu's autobiography in his later years. The works are mainly in cursive script, with majestic writing style and vivid charm, showing the author's open-mindedness and detachment towards life.
3. "Manuscript in Honor of My Nephew": This is one of the representative works of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. The full text has more than 1,200 words. It was written by Yan Zhenqing in memory of his nephew Yan Jiming. The work is mainly in regular script, with rigorous strokes and steady structure, showing the author's deep nostalgia for family and emotion about the impermanence of life.
4. "Huang Ting Jing": This is part of the Taoist classic "Tai Shang Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing", written by Chu Suiliang, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. The full text has more than 3,600 words, mainly in regular script, with beautiful strokes and rigorous structure, showing the author's understanding of Taoist culture and pursuit of the realm of life.
5. "Cold Food Post": This is one of the representative works of the Northern Song Dynasty calligrapher Su Shi. The full text has more than 1,700 words. It was written by Su Shi in memory of his friend Huang Tingjian. The work is mainly written in running script, with a graceful style and vivid charm, showing the author's cherishment of friendship and his understanding of the joys and sorrows of life.
6. "Li Sao Picture": This is the work of Zhu Yunming, a calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. The full text has more than 1,200 words. It is a long calligraphy scroll created based on Qu Yuan's "Li Sao". The work is mainly written in running script, with unrestrained writing style and vivid charm, showing the author's praise for Qu Yuan's loyal spirit and his emotion about the ups and downs of life.
Classification of calligraphy:
1. Seal script includes large seal script and small seal script. The writing style is smooth and straight, and the structure is elegant and peaceful. The seal script mainly includes bronze inscriptions, Zhou inscriptions, Six Kingdoms inscriptions, etc., which better retain the characteristics of ancient hieroglyphics.
2. Official script originated in the Qin Dynasty and was compiled by Cheng Miao. It reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is characterized by long horizontal paintings and short straight paintings. The shape is slightly wide and flat, and it pays attention to the "silkworm-headed wild goose" "Tail" and "Twists and Threes", and the writing effect is slightly wider and flat.
3. Regular script is one of the commonly used fonts in modern times. The strokes are clear and smooth, the structure is stable and well-proportioned, and the fonts are standardized and square.
4. Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script. Its strokes are somewhat connected, but they are not as difficult to read as cursive script.
5. Cursive script is the most unrestrained font in Chinese calligraphy. It is characterized by connected strokes, simple form and extremely artistic.