The first wild grass in the world is Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1), born in Qi County, Taiyuan, was a famous calligrapher, writer and expert in calligraphy and painting in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He has a special position in the history of calligraphy and is known as one of the great calligraphers. He, Zhong You and Sheikh are also called "Three Masters", and cursive script is even ahead of that era.
Wang Xizhi started his career as a doctor with the help of Menying. Later, he served as Jiangzhou secretariat, Huiji satrap, and was transferred to the right army general, known as "Wang Youjun". In the ninth year of Yonghe (353), the "Lanting Elegant Collection" was organized. His Preface to Lanting Collection became the best running script in the world. Because of disagreement with Wang Shu, he was ashamed of his official position, so he resigned due to illness and settled in Yin Shan (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province). He is good at nourishing diet and often banquets with celebrities. He died in the fifth year of Shengping (36 1) and was buried in Jinting Waterfall Mountain.
It is said that when Wang Xizhi was ten years old, he practiced brushwork in order to imitate his teacher's running script. As a result, he mistakenly accepted respect and two-inch bamboo carving, so he had to go straight to the bone marrow and try the brushwork of wild grass, and finally formed his own genre. Although his "Weeds" is not as neat and clear as print, it can even be said that it is rough and inseparable, but it adds unique personality and vitality and becomes a classic in calligraphy circles in later generations.
Wang Xizhi's representative works include Preface to the Lanting Pavilion and Jiu Si. Among them, Preface to Lanting Collection is a masterpiece in the history of calligraphy. Both regular script and cursive script have reached their peak, which is known as the peak of oriental calligraphy art.
Generally speaking, Wang Xizhi is one of the masters in the history of calligraphy art in China. His cursive style still affects later generations and is widely used in the field of culture and art in China.