Preface to Lanting Collection is also called Preface to Lanting Collection, Preface to Lanting, Preface to He Lin, Preface to Zan and Zan Tie.
In the 9th year of Jin Yonghe (353), on the third day of the third lunar month, Wang Xizhi, who "went to Zhejiang first and was determined to win", once held an elegant gathering with 4/kloc-0 celebrities such as Gao Shi Xie An and Sun Chuo in the Lanting under the shade of Huiji Mountain (now under the Zhu Lan Mountain outside Shaoxing).
Participants wrote poems, expressed their arms and copied them into collections. It is recommended that Wang Xizhi, the convener of this gathering, write a preface to record this elegant collection, that is, the preface to Lanting Collection.
The article describes the scenery of Lanting and the fun of gathering with Wang Xizhi and others, and expresses the author's sigh about the infrequent activities and "All shall be well, jack shall have Jill". The author is extremely happy and sad when he is happy and sad. The article also changed with his feelings, from calm to calm, to ups and downs, ups and downs, so Preface to Lanting Collection became a famous masterpiece.
This preface is concise, elegant and meaningful, which represents Wang Xizhi's prose style. And its words are exquisite and catchy. It is a masterpiece of ancient parallel prose.
Preface to Lanting Collection has its own merits in several aspects of parallel prose. Syntactically, the antithesis is neat and the meaning of the sentence is juxtaposed, such as "a group of sages are all, and a few are long and salty" and "the temple is big." Look down on the prosperity of the category ","or talk arm in arm; Or because of entrustment, let the waves go beyond the skeleton. "antithesis is relative, the rhyme is harmonious, there is no trace of axe chisel, the language is fresh, simple and natural.
The words that belong to the discussion part are also very simple and expressive, and only simple and memorable allusions such as "Peng Qi's sorrow" and "mending the wedge" are used in the allusions. This simple style of writing is in sharp contrast with the gaudy style of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This article embodies Wang Xizhi's positive outlook on life, which is in sharp contrast with the inaction advocated by Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi.
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1), Han nationality, was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), and later moved to Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Because Wang Xizhi is right-handed, he is called "Wang Youjun" and "Wang Huiji".
Wang Jian is good at copying, cursing and writing. He writes in various ways, carefully studies the physical condition, imitates the physical condition with his heart, draws on other people's strengths, prepares all kinds of physical conditions, melts into one furnace, gets rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties, becomes his own family, and has far-reaching influence, creating a running script of "Nature is natural, God is abundant and covers generations".
Representative works include: Le Yi Lun in regular script, Huang Ting Jing, Seventeen Guas in cursive script, Gua for Aunt in Running Script, Gua for Quick Snow Clear, Gua for Mourning, Preface to Lanting Collection in Running Script, etc. He was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was honored as a "book saint" by later generations. Together with his son Wang Xianzhi, he is called "Two Kings".