The story of Wang Xizhi eating ink Introduction to Wang Xizhi

1. Wang Xizhi concentrated on writing when he was a child. Once, he was so absorbed in writing in his study that he forgot to eat. His mother had no choice but to ask the boy to bring him food, including steamed buns and Wang Xizhi's favorite mashed garlic. When my mother came to the study to see Xiao Xizhi, she burst out laughing as soon as she entered the study. It turned out that Wang Xizhi was reading the copybook while eating, and ate the ink as if it were minced garlic, which made his mouth full of black. It didn't dawn on him until he heard his mother laughing.

2. Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, was born in Linyi, Langya (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). A minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was the son of Yin Wangkuang of Danyang and the son-in-law of Taiwei Xi Jian. He was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".