A Brief Introduction of Song Sijia in China's Calligraphy History

1, Song Sijia is the collective name of four calligraphers, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang, in the Northern Song Dynasty in China. These four people can generally represent the calligraphy style of the Song Dynasty and have the highest achievements, so they are called "Song Sijia".

2. Su Shi (1037-101year) was born in Meishan, Sichuan. A famous writer, painter and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. Poetry is one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. He, his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe are famous for their poems.

3. Huang Tingjian (1045-1 105) was born in Lu Zhi, a Taoist priest in the valley, later called Huanggu, later named Fu Weng, and a native of Fenning, Hongzhou (now Xiushui, Jiangxi). Poet and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty. Yingzong Zhiping for four years (1067), Jinshi. Zong Shenxi Ning for three years (1070), with Wang Anshi as prime minister, the implementation of the new law was fiercely opposed by conservatives headed by Sima Guang. Later, the struggle between the old and new parties intensified until the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. In this struggle, Huang Tingjian sided with the old party. Although he didn't take an active part in this struggle, he was involved in the whirlpool of struggle all his life.

4. Mi Fei ((1051~1107)), with a character seal, Xiangyang is full of life, with an overseas history of the sea and the moon, and is a layman. Originally from Taiyuan, Shanxi, I settled in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.

5. Cai Xiang (10/2 ~1067) was born in Xinghua, Mo Jun (now Xianyou, Fujian). 1030 (the eighth year of Tiansheng), he was a scholar. He worked as a collator in Guange, a remonstrator, a history museum, a knowledge patent, a bachelor in Longtuge, a bachelor in Privy Council, a bachelor in Hanlin, a third secretary, and a bachelor in Duanming Temple in the Central Song Dynasty. He also served as a transshipment ambassador in Fujian Road (now Fuzhou, Fujian) and got to know Quanzhou and Fuzhou. The pawn gave "loyalty" to the assistant minister of does.