At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Ying, a statesman of the Qi State, was knowledgeable and memorized, and was good at rhetoric. He assisted Qi Linggong, Zhuanggong, and Jinggong, and had outstanding political achievements. The story of his mission to Chu State is widely known to future generations. Xu Qian, a philosopher and writer in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". Kong Rong, another one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", once served as Prime Minister of Beihai in the Shouguang area. He once "controlled cities, established schools, demonstrated Confucianism, and recommended virtuous people." "He stayed in the county for six years and made outstanding political achievements." "Kong Beihai". Jia Sixie, an agriculturist in the Northern Wei Dynasty, had a wide range of agricultural classics and was of extremely important value to research and development. Zhang Zeduan, a painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, was good at painting carriages and horses, boats, bridges, city walls and streets. The existing "Along the River During Qingming Festival" depicts the life scenes of all social classes in the suburbs of Bianliang during the Qingming Festival. The picture is vivid and is An excellent genre painting of great historical value. Zhao Mingcheng, a famous epigrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his wife Li Qingzhao lived in Qingzhou for many years. Their poetry creations and the famous "Epigraphy and Stone Records" were famous for a while. In the Song Dynasty, Weifang also had a generation of famous writers and scientists such as Li Cheng. The cities, monuments, pavilions, customs, people, etc. under the jurisdiction of the Xuanwei Division of the East-West Road of Shandong Province in the Yuan Dynasty. It is a precious material for studying Shandong local chronicles. Feng Weimin, a sanqu writer in the Ming Dynasty, wrote "Haifushantang Ci Manuscript" and "Shantang Collection Manuscript". His sanqu had a hearty style and a wide range of themes. Some of his works reflected the suffering of the people at that time and satirized the greed and tyranny of feudal bureaucrats. Liu Yong, a great scholar and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty cabinet, was also a native of Weifang. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Guanjun of Weifang served as the Shangshu of the Transfer Department, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel, and as co-organizer of the bachelor's degree. Many of his writings have been left to later generations. His son Chen Jieqi is the first famous epigrapher in my country. He has written more than 30 monographs such as "Ten Zhongshan Fang Seal Ju". He played a foundational role in the development of Weifang's folk handicrafts such as silver inlays, antique bronzes, cast bronze seals, and rubbings. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, two champions, Cao Hongxun and Wang Shoupeng, emerged from an alley in Weifang, which became a legend for a while. There are also many historical celebrities who were originally from other places and worked as governors in Weifang, such as Li Yong, the great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, the famous litterateur, and so on. Su Shi, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, knew Mizhou and wrote more than 200 popular poems such as "Transcendent Taiwan Notes" and "Shui Diao Ge Tou. When Will the Bright Moon Come?" In the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Banqiao (Zheng Xie) (1693--1765), courtesy name Kerou and nickname Banqiao, was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu Province. He was elected as a Kangxi scholar in the imperial examination, was elected in the tenth year of Yongzheng, and became a Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong. He was the magistrate of Fan County and Weixian County in Shandong Province and had a strong political voice. He asked for relief for the people due to the hunger of the year. He disobeyed the officials and begged for illness. Before and after he became an official, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by painting and calligraphy. He is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pine, chrysanthemums, etc. He has made the most outstanding achievements in painting orchids and bamboos for more than 50 years. The method was borrowed from Xu Wei, Shi Tao, and the Eight Great Masters, and became its own method, with a sparse appearance and strong style.
Gong calligraphy uses Han Bafen mixed with regular cursive and calls itself Six and a Half Fen calligraphy. And integrate calligraphy brushes into painting. He advocated inheriting the tradition and learning seven out of ten, discarding three, not adhering to ancient methods, and paying attention to the originality of art and the diversity of styles. The saying is that before painting, do not establish a frame, and after painting, do not leave a frame, which still has reference for today. significance. The poems are sincere and funny, and are loved by the people. It can also cure seals and is close to Wenhe. There are "The Complete Works of Zheng Banqiao", "Mr. Banqiao's Seal", etc.
Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, served as a county magistrate in Weixian County for seven years. He was honest in government, and he was known as one of the "Three Wonders" in his poetry, calligraphy and painting. He left many poems here. His writings, calligraphy and paintings have been passed down for generations and are praised by the world.
Famous modern and contemporary figures include Wang Jinmei, the representative of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the proletarian revolutionary Chen Shaomin, and the famous writers Wang Tongzhao, Cui Wei, Zang Kejia, Wang Yuanjian, Wang Dahua and a large number of celebrities with lofty ideals. Their outstanding achievements have attracted the attention of the world and made Weifang people proud.