The story of Huai Su practicing calligraphy 1 Huai Su is famous for cursive writing. People call his cursive script "Crazy Grass", and his calligraphy is smooth as running water, which has a far-reaching influence on later calligraphy research. Huai Su's achievements in calligraphy stem from his diligence.
Huai Su was smart since childhood and loved learning, especially calligraphy. He works hard at calligraphy. Huai Su was born in poverty, so he really didn't have any extra money to buy him paper to practice calligraphy. So he found himself a board, painted it with white paint, and then practiced writing on it. However, the paint on the board was too slippery, and Huai Su found it difficult to write, which affected the practice. At that time, Huai Su lived in a temple, and there was a wasteland near the temple. He planted many banana trees on the wasteland. When the banana leaves grow, he takes them off as ordinary paper to practice calligraphy.
However, due to Huai Su's efforts, banana leaves were soon picked by day and night practice. He was reluctant to pick small leaves of bananas, hoping to wait until these small leaves grew into big banana leaves. So, the clever Huai Su had a brainwave. He came to the banana tree with his own pen and ink and practiced calligraphy directly on the leaves. In summer, the sun scorched him, and his face was flushed with sweat; In winter, the cold wind blows hard, and his hands are chapped and dull with cold. But all this, Huai Su has endured, and nothing can stop him from practicing calligraphy.
Huai Su practiced in the banana grove day after day, and several years passed in his pen and ink. His efforts finally made him practice a strong pen, and his running script was unrestrained and smooth, which made him turn around.
The Story of Huai Su's Writing Practice 2 Huai Su (725-785) was a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. He became a monk since he was a child, but he always insisted on his love for calligraphy. He studied under the famous calligraphy master Yan Zhenqing. But the main achievement of his calligraphy is not regular script, but cursive script, especially weeds. His masterpiece Preface can be described as a model in the history of cursive script. This achievement is the result of his long-term unremitting practice. It is not easy to have such "achievements". Because the monk's job is to serve the Buddha, meditate and recite scriptures, and practice calligraphy, and every minute takes up all the rest time. This, Huai Su completely did it. His perseverance is amazing.
Four Treasures of the Study also needs to practice calligraphy. Life in the temple is poor. You have to spend a lot of money on pens and ink. How can you afford ink stone and paper? But it didn't bother Huai Su. He managed to make his own substitute. First find a wooden pallet and a board, color it, and use it as an inkstone and tablet. Grinding ink every day, writing every day, grinding when the ink is dry, and writing after grinding; Wipe it after writing, and wipe it before writing. Day after day, year after year, the boards are worn out and worn through.
You can't write without a pen. Huai Su loves pens and washes them after writing. He didn't have a suitable water container, so he used local materials; Wash pens in a small stone pool outside the house for "washing pens". Over time, the water in the pool turned into black water. People call it "Mo Chi".
This is how Huai Su worked hard to create conditions, studied hard, and finally learned to hover with a pen, which was wild, changeable and free. From a young monk who loves to write, he became a calligraphy master worthy of emulation and praise.