2 Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing (709-785), an outstanding calligrapher and great patriot in the Tang Dynasty. Han nationality, courtesy name Qingchen, from Langya Xiaotili (now Zhuman Village, Feixian County, Linyi City). His great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all good at seal script and official script, and his mother, Yin, was also good at calligraphy. The "Yan style" regular script he founded is known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script" together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun.
3 Liu Gongquan
He is the successor of Yan Zhenqing. Later generations called them "Yan Liu" and became a model of calligraphy in the past dynasties. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Xun, they are collectively known as the "Four Great Calligraphers".
Liu Gongquan, the last great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, was a native of Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province. He inherited the calligraphy structure of his predecessors and created his own so-called "Liu style", which served as a model for generations until entering the printed era. He said: "Use the pen to the heart, and the heart will be straight and the pen will be straight." This famous saying was passed down to later generations as the "pen admonishment". "Liu Ti" is as famous as "Yan Ti", and is also called "Yan Jin Liu Gu".
4 Huang Tingjian
Huang Tingjian is good at articles and poetry, especially calligraphy. The main ink writings include "Songfeng Pavilion Poems", "Huayan Shu", "Jing Fubo Shrine", "Zhu Shangzuo", "Li Bai's Reminiscences of Old Travel Poems", "Bitter Bamboo Shoots Ode", etc. The calligraphy theory is recorded in "On Jinjin Calligraphy", "On Calligraphy", "Qinghe Calligraphy and Painting Boat", and "Shigutang Calligraphy and Painting Collection". His calligraphy is exquisite, and together with Su, Mi and Cai, he is known as the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty". Ci is as famous as Qin Guan, but his artistic achievements are not as good as Qin Guan's. In his later years, when he was close to Su Shi, his style of writing was sparse, deeply emotional, bold, elegant, and sometimes sublime.
5 Huaisu
Huaisu is an outstanding calligrapher in Chinese history. His cursive calligraphy is called "Kangcao". His pen is round and powerful, making the turns like a circle, unrestrained and smooth. , completed in one go, as famous as Zhang Xu. In later generations, he was known as "Zhang Diansu Kuang" or "Dian Zhang Zuisu". It can be said to be classical romantic art, which has a profound influence on later generations.