The Introduction of Calligraphy in Ming Dynasty

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang rose suddenly. Overthrow the rule of Yuan Dynasty and unify the whole country, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing and Zhu Youjian and hanged himself in Jingshan Park for 277 years. In the past three centuries, the emperors of the imperial court have been very fond of calligraphy. After Ming Taizu made Beijing his capital, he began to manage culture, recruit wise men, enrich the court and write letters. Emperors such as Renzong and Xuanzong in Ming Dynasty also loved calligraphy very much, especially copying Lanting. Zong Shen's calligraphy practice since childhood is closely related to Wang Xianzhi's Duck Head Pills, Yu Shinan's Biography of Le Yi and Mi Fei's Wen Fu. Therefore, the scholar-officials in the ruling and opposition circles attached great importance to the study of calligraphy, and they all liked elegant regular script and running script, which almost completely inherited Zhao Mengfu's style.