Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is another turbulent period in the history of China after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the achievements of calligraphy are extremely high, and the number of calligraphers has multiplied. Moreover, during this period, while calligraphy was highly valued by the society, it also began to spread overseas. "Southern history. "On Emperor Wen of Qi" said: "The calligrapher Xiao Ziyun was the magistrate of Dongyang, and Baekje sent people to Jianye to ask for books. When Ziyun is a county, Weizhou will make a fortune. Have people wait for them on the big island, watch the ship for 30 steps and go ahead. Ziyun sent him a question and replied,' The beauty of being a gentleman has traveled overseas. What I want today is only in name.' Ziyun stopped the boat for three days, wrote thirty papers with it and got millions of gold goods. "This shows the value of calligraphy as an art at this time. From people's understanding of the beauty of calligraphy in the Warring States period, to the proliferation of calligraphers such as Cai Yong and Shi in the Han Dynasty, and then to the spread of titles in Xiao Ziyun in the Southern Dynasties, this amazing change is really exciting. It shows that calligraphy art can really bring great comfort to people's spirit and make it one of the indispensable mainstream arts. Their works are spread around the world as classics because their art expresses people's feelings. And this feeling has become a symbol of "beauty". The reason why the art of calligraphy can grow stronger is that it can be permeated with "beauty" and it can transcend national boundaries and nations.
Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is a long historical stage of more than 300 years. Calligraphers are too numerous to mention, but Zhong You, the first calligrapher in modern times, was the first. He lived 15 1 to 230 years old and was born in Yingchuan Changshe (now Changge, Henan). When Wei Mingdi was an official, he was called Zhong Taifu. Zhong You has made all-round achievements in calligraphy. He is proficient in official script, regular script, running script and cursive script, but regular script is the best. According to reports, he learned from Cao, Cai Yong and others, and achieved his own career. His regular script is natural and simple, and every time he seeks adventure, his words are very stable. Although it is a modern model, it does mean that Han Li was stupid in the Middle Ages. It can be said that those who learn to practice dharma in later generations must have learned Zhong You's books before they think they can learn dharma, and Wang Xizhi has many advantages. The process of learning books in Zhong You is arduous. It is said that he studied in Tiger Valley Mountain for three years and tried Cai Yong's grass method for Wei's birthday, but it didn't help, and he vomited blood in his chest. Cao Cao saved his life with five panaceas. Later, when Dan Wei died, Zhong You stole his tomb and got Cai Yong's brushwork, so he studied hard day and night. Yu Jianwu praised Zhong You's "Nature comes first, time comes second" in Shupin. Liang Wudi's Book Review said: "Zhong You's book sends clouds and cranes to swim in the sky and play in the sea." They all praised Zhong Shu as one of the key points of simplicity and naturalness. Zhong Shu can now be found in the Declaration Form, Recommended Season Table, Ice Photo Post and other works.
In addition to Zhong You, famous calligraphers in the Three Kingdoms period included Dan Wei, Han Danchun, Webster's, Yu Song and Su Zhe. He Shao et al. Only Shu calligraphers have not recorded it. Suo Jing, Cheng Gongsui, Du Yu and others were outstanding calligraphers in the Western Jin Dynasty, represented by Suo Jing.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted only a hundred years, but it was able to write a brilliant stroke in the history of calligraphy. First of all, there was a wonderful scene in which many family groups (mostly dynasty dignitaries) monopolized the book world. Secondly, there is a character named Wang Xizhi in Wang's family, who later set a standard for the development of China's calligraphy.