Cao Juanping Associate Professor of Calligraphy, Xiangnan College, Chenzhou, Hunan
(This article was published in China Literature and Art, No.2, 2009).
As for the top ten calligraphers in the 20th century, although there are different opinions in the critics, Yu Youren's first position is recognized by the calligraphy circle.
Yu Youren (1879— 1964), a native of Sanyuan, Shaanxi Province, was originally named Bo Xun, whose real name was Zuo Ren, whose name was Sao Xin, Bearded Weng and a Taiping old man. In his early years, he joined the democratic revolution and joined the league. After the Republic of China, he served as the National Government Supervision Institute for 33 years until his death in Taiwan Province Province. 193 1 year, the cursive script research society was established in Shanghai, and the cursive script monthly was founded on the principle of easy recognition, easy writing, accuracy and beauty. The collection of characters was compiled into a standard cursive script, which was published in 1936, with far-reaching influence. Today, there are still many fans studying cursive script at home and abroad.
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