Original text:
Ou Yangxun once rode a horse and saw an ancient monument. I stayed in Ma Guanzhi for a long time and then left. He walked hundreds of steps from Gubei and came back. The horse stood in front of the monument. When he was tired, he unfolded his fur and sat down to look at it. Then he left in front of the monument for three days.
Translation:
Ou Yangxun once came across an ancient monument while riding a horse. This was written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. He browsed in Malaysia, looked for a long time and left. He walked hundreds of steps from the ancient monument and came back. He got off the horse and stood in front of the monument to observe. When I was tired, I spread out my fur coat, sat down and observed it, so I stayed next to the ancient monument and stayed in front of it for many days before I left.
Extended data:
Ou Yangxun's persistence in practicing calligraphy was praised. He can ponder the font on an inscription for three days, or practice for a few days, just to achieve satisfactory results. Ou Yangxun's calligraphy was sought after by the world at that time and even later, which was inseparable from his diligent study and practice. His spirit makes his calligraphy by going up one flight of stairs, which is not only worth learning, but also worth learning from. ?
Ou Yangxun's calligraphy not only absorbed some characteristics of official script in Han Dynasty, but also absorbed the essence of regular script in Jin Dynasty. Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is rigorous and neat, and the font is habitually long, but generally speaking, it is still tight but not loose.
In addition, Ou Yangxun's brushwork is very vigorous, which makes his calligraphy very imposing, and almost no one of his peers can surpass him, so Ou Yangxun later stood out and became very famous throughout the period.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ou Yangxun Monuments