What are the characteristics of Wei Bei in China's calligraphy?
Wei Bei is the general name for the inscriptions in the Northern Dynasties. It is characterized by strong brushwork and large font. It is a model of calligraphy in later generations. Wei Bei's calligraphy art is mainly divided into two categories: one is Buddhist statues and inscriptions; One is a folk epitaph. There are more than 3,000 sculptures in Longmen Grottoes alone, and the famous one is Twenty Carvings of Longmen. Epitaphs were very popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, among which there were more epitaphs in the Northern Wei Dynasty than in the previous generation. Calligraphy is characterized by Han Li's brushwork, strict structure, calm brushwork, variety and beauty. Kang Youwei said that there are ten beauties in Weibei, which summarized the artistic characteristics of Weibei calligraphy, such as vigorous, simple and natural. Weibei refers to the inscriptions and calligraphy works in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The existing characters in Wei Bei are regular script, so these regular script inscriptions are sometimes called "Wei Kai". Weibei, also known as the North Monument, was the longest established in the Northern Dynasties. Later, "Weibei" was used to refer to the inscription calligraphy works of the whole Northern Dynasty, including the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. These inscriptions mainly exist in the form of "stone tablet", "epitaph", "cliff" and "statue".