In a single word, it is uneven in size and feels like a failure. But on the whole, its so-called "failure" just fits the charm of the composition. The full text, with 28 lines and 324 words, is charming and elegant throughout, with exquisite words, stippling is like dancing, like the help of gods and men, and it has been regarded as the best in the calligraphy circles of past dynasties. Mi Fei, a great calligrapher in Song Dynasty, called it "the first post of China's running script". Anyone who studies running script in later generations will fall in love with Lanting. The graceful and dancing brushwork of Preface to the Lanting Pavilion really makes our younger generations sigh, admiring Wang Xizhi's superb calligraphy skills and his fluent literary talent.
2. Introduction
The preface to the collection of Lanting was in the Jin Dynasty in China (AD 353). Wang Xizhi, a book sage, made friends by writing at the foot of the Lanzhu Mountain in Shaoxing, and wrote "the first running book in the world", also known as Preface to Lanting, Preface to Linhe, Preface to the Lanting Poetry on March 3rd, etc.
on April 22nd, 353 (March 3rd, 9th year of Jin Yonghe, 1661 years ago), Wang Xizhi, who was then the civil history of Huiji, and forty-one people, including friends Xie An and Sun Chuo, were drinking and writing poems at Lanting Yaji in Shanyin Huiji. Wang Xizhi compiled these poems into an episode, and made a preface, describing the incident of wandering water and expressing the inner feelings caused by it. This preface is Preface to Lanting Collection. And wrote a preface to Lanting Collection.
3. About the author
Wang Xizhi (33-361, 321-379), a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, has few words. Originally from Langya (now Linyi, Shandong), he lives in Shanyin, Huiji (Shaoxing, Zhejiang). The officer to the general of the right army will review the internal history and be called "Wang Youjun". He came from a noble family in the Jin Dynasty. When Wang Xizhi was twelve years old, he was taught the theory of brushwork by his father. "If you use an outline, you will realize something." When he was a child, he studied calligraphy from the famous female calligrapher, Mrs. Wei. Later, he traveled across the river to visit famous mountains, learned from others, learned from others, and learned from Zhong You. Observing and learning "how to combine many laws and prepare a family" has reached the height of "being more expensive than others, being the best in ancient and modern times".