The first place in China block letters calligraphy usually refers to the highest honor and status recognized by the calligraphy circle in China. However, there is no clear official title or ranking system in China calligraphy circle to select the first place. Because calligraphy art is a very subjective art form, everyone has his own preferences and evaluation criteria.
In the history of calligraphy in China, many famous calligraphers are recognized as outstanding representatives of regular script. Among them are Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu and Mi Fei. These masterpieces have a profound influence on calligraphy and are regarded as classics.
In addition, in contemporary times, there are also many outstanding calligraphers who are active on the calligraphy stage, and they have made outstanding achievements in the field of seal script. However, due to the diversity of views in calligraphy, different people may have different views on who is the first.
For calligraphers, rankings and grades have existed since ancient times. For example, Zhang Huaiguan's Book Breaking in the Tang Dynasty divided people who have been good at books since ancient times into three categories: gods, wonders and abilities, and each category was divided into three categories, which was very valuable for calligraphy appreciation and never boring. The author ranks the top ten famous regular script in the history of calligraphy for reference. It should be noted that any academic achievement, combined with various factors, is divided into high and low levels, and it is by no means "literature is not the first, martial arts is not the second."
Wang Xizhi began to learn from Mrs. Wei, and later learned from other schools, forming his own family law, which is the best in ancient and modern times and is respected as a book saint. Its regular script is mainly due to Zhong You, who is full of beauty and claims to be. In the Tang Dynasty, the regular script written by Wang Xizhi and Zhong You was listed as a miracle, with Wang first and Zhong second.
But he also said that Wang Xizhi's "Zhong Jun Profits and Losses Official Script (Regular Script)", although used to increase China, is quaint. ""If the real book is quaint and the Tao meets the gods, then (Zhong You is often) comes first. " Objectively speaking, compared with Zhong Kai, Wang Kai really lacks a little ancient rhyme. If he ranks second, they can tie for first place. However, because the name of the book saint has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it doesn't hurt to rank first.
Zhong You is a school of his own, learning from Cao and Cai Yong. At that time, he was honored as the ancestor of regular script by later generations, and was also called "Zhong Wang" with Wang Xizhi. In Broken Book, Zhang Huaiguan listed Zhong You as a miracle product, ranking second only to Wang Xizhi, and praised it as "a true book is peerless, rigid and well prepared". There are many different tastes between stippling, which can be described as profound and boundless, and quaint. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there has been only one person. "