Preface to the Orchid Pavilion is a work that Wang Xizhi and his friends felt when they were playing in the mountains and rivers. In the mountains, Wang Xizhi suddenly felt the infinite mystery of nature changes and suddenly had creative inspiration. With a stroke of his pen, he wrote this literary masterpiece that has been passed down through the ages, which embodies Wang Xizhi's understanding of the impermanence of life. Every word in it can feel the change of nature, and this work can make people feel the integration of heaven and earth and the unity of heaven and man.
Li Shimin was not only the God of War in the Tang Dynasty, but also had a high literary accomplishment. He has always liked calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, and he prefers Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection. When he became the queen of the Tang Dynasty, he sent someone to find Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Pavilion. Years of hard work have not been in vain. Li Shimin finally got his dream calligraphy work, and regarded Preface to Lanting Collection as the most important part of his life, which has been integrated into his body, blood, diet and sleep. Li Shimin took the Preface to Lanting Collection with him.
Courtiers in Li Shimin also want to see this legendary play. At the request of courtiers, Li Shimin invited many calligraphers to copy the Preface to Lanting Collection, but he didn't show the treasures. The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion that we are seeing now is a work imitated by later generations, and no one has seen the original.