Yan Zhenqing is a descendant of Yan family in Langya, and the fifth grandson of Yan Zhitui, assistant minister of Huangmen in Northern Qi Dynasty. Father Yan is true, and it is prince literature. Zhenqing lost his father and was raised by his mother Yin (Yin Jianyou's elder sister). "Little good Confucianism, filial piety and self-reliance. Poor paper and pen, sweeping the yellow earth wall, learning calligraphy, attacking the script, and the words are superb. "
In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), he was a scholar and sent to Longfutun, Hexi. In the second year of Tianbao (743), he visited Zhang Xu in Luoyang. He worked as a consultant in the temple, interviewed judges in Dongduji, and became a consultant and member of the military affairs department.
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Yan Zhenqing was born into a family studying tradition at home, and there were many ancient philologists and calligraphers on his ancestors. When Yan Zhenqing was young, his family was poor and lacked paper and pens, so he used a pen to brush loess water to practice calligraphy on the wall. Yan Zhenqing studied Chu Suiliang first, then Zhang Xu, and only after he was 50 years old did he form a vigorous style. His books are very close to his personality.
Yan Zhenqing's personality was highly respected by Song people, and he was eager to learn beauty and style. Su Shi and Huang Tingjian believe that Yan Zhenqing inherited Wang Xizhi's spirit of reform and was a reformer of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty.
Block letters are dignified and dignified, and the momentum is open; Running script is vigorous and powerful, and it is called "Yan Ti". It is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Liu Jin Gu". His works include confessions in books and manuscripts offering sacrifices to nephews. Later generations compiled the Collection of Yan Wen.
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