Qi Baishi's calligraphy journey also began with copying the ancients. He said: "Calligraphy benefits from, He, Jin Dongxin and the Temple of Heaven. Write what the body is easy to have flesh and bones, write that Li is easy to have bones and bones, write that Jin Dongxin, and learn the spirit of "Heaven sends God to the North". " In fact, he was inspired by the "cabinet style", but he soon "hated being an official and disliked the" examination room style ",that is, practicing Ji Shao style". Up to now, it is still unknown to learn "Ge" calligraphy, but we can still see He He and Jin Dongxin's calligraphy. Obviously, Qi Baishi is deeply ignorant in the aspect of "combining with the ancients first". It is not difficult to see from the works of two teachers, He and Jin, the old man's ability to "feel at home as soon as he surpasses": he knows both form and spirit. Qi Baishi's calligraphy and painting seal cutting was also deeply influenced by Wu Changshuo, especially You Ran's choice of "Stone Spirit" and clumsy aesthetic feeling. Qi's mature running script is based on his good posture and brushwork, and his masterpiece is Poems by Mr. Mei Shoulin. But before the age of 60, his calligraphy style basically hovered between He, Jin Dongxin,, and Wu Changshuo, and they were very similar. For example, "A Letter to the General" is a geometric puzzle, a running script of Lao (Wu Changshuo).