Ring script.
Historical data records that Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, first learned calligraphy from Shi Ling, a calligrapher of the Sui Dynasty. He often studied calligraphy with Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang and other calligraphers at that time. Later, he saw Wang Xizhi's "Lanting" "Preface", I couldn't put it down, and Tang Taizong's calligraphy gradually developed into running script.
Because Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty preferred running script, he vigorously developed and promoted running script, which made running script very popular at that time and established the status of running script in the history of calligraphy today. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty himself was also a master of running script, but few of his works have been handed down to the world. The only ones that have been circulated so far are "Hot Spring Inscription" and "Jinci Inscription".
What is more worth mentioning is that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used the "Hot Spring Inscription" to engrave on an inscription. This was the first time that running script was used for inscription on an inscription, which opened up a new field for the use of running script. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty made outstanding contributions to the development of running script.
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Li Shimin (599-649) was originally from Didao, Longxi (now Lintao, Gansu). Smart, heroic, and ambitious. In the 13th year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty (617), Li Yuan "was staying in Taiyuan. A group of thieves arose and the river was blocked. Emperor Taizong encouraged the army to raise righteous soldiers. Emperor Gaozu then ordered Emperor Taizong to recruit troops. In ten days, there would be 10,000 soldiers." After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of King of Qin and served as minister.
After that, he united his troops to conquer the north and south, completing the great cause of unification. In the ninth year of Wude (626), he launched the "Xuanwumen Revolution" and obtained the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He was an outstanding statesman and military strategist in my country's feudal dynasty. Starting from him, he emphasized the governing principles of "listening to both sides will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness." "Water can carry a boat or capsize it."
He took "the death of the Sui Dynasty as a warning" and worked hard to govern. In just 23 years, political stability and economic development were achieved, which is known as the "Government of Zhenguan" in history. He laid a good foundation for the civilized and prosperous Tang Empire and had a huge influence on later generations. At that time, his reputation spread far and wide to all Asian countries, and he was called the "Khan of Heaven". In addition, he is also a highly accomplished writer, calligrapher and poet.
According to the "Yuanhe County Map", the "Jin Temple Inscription Stele" was originally located on Qianyangmen Street in Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture. According to the "Cefu Yuangui" written in the 6th year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1013), Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, this stele is already "in the (Jin) ancestral hall".
Explain that the stele "Jin Temple Inscription" was moved from the city to the Jin Temple Tang Shu Yu Temple more than 20 years after Song Taizong destroyed Jinyang City for peace and prosperity. It can even be inferred that in the ninth year of the Taiping and Xingguo years, when the Notre Dame Hall was first built, and when Zhao Changyan wrote and Zhang Renqing wrote the "Reconstruction of the Jinci Temple Stele", it was the time when the "Jinci Temple Inscription" was moved to the Jinci Temple.
The full name of "Jin Temple Inscription" is "Jin Temple Inscription and Preface", which was written on the 26th of the first month of the 20th year of Tang Zhenguan (646) when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was fortunate to merge with the state. An inscription written and handwritten by myself. It still stands intact in Zhenguan Baohan Pavilion (commonly known as Tang Stele Pavilion) in Jinci Temple. The pavilion is located in the north-central part of today's Jin Temple and in the southeast corner of Tang Shu Temple. At first, it had only one couplet, facing west.
In the 35th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1770), Zhou Kuan, Yang Eryou and others planned to re-engrav the Tang stele, expand it to three couplets, and change it to the south. Zhou Kuan personally inscribed the plaque "Zhenguan Baohan" on it. So now there is an original stele and a duplicate stele in the pavilion. It is composed of three complete parts: the head of the monument, the body of the monument, and the base of the monument. The total height of the original monument is 353 cm.
The forehead of the stele is semicircular, 106 centimeters high, 140 centimeters wide and 25 centimeters thick. The left and right sides are carved with symmetrical chi-heads and drooping dragons. The middle part of the forehead is 69 centimeters high and 50 centimeters wide. The 9-character inscription "Twenty-sixth day of the first month of the twentieth year of Zhenguan" was written in Feibai style by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The monument is 196 cm tall, 122 cm wide and 26 cm thick; the base is 51 cm high, 138 cm wide and 83 cm thick.
The inscription and preface have 28 lines, with each line ranging from 44 to 50 words, and the total number is 1203 words. It is an excellent article with rigorous structure, clear layers, profound realm, and a combination of political theory and lyricism. . The original stele lasted for more than 1,300 years and is still basically intact, except for the lower third which is completely eroded.
The names and official titles of the early Tang Dynasty heroes such as Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, Li Ji, Zhang Liang, Li Daozong, Yang Shidao, Ma Zhou and others who accompanied Li Shimin on his trip to Bingzhou are listed in the back of the original stele.
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