Lanzhou, a city reminiscent of delicious food, not only has many scenery full of northwest characteristics, but also the people of Lanzhou are simple in folk customs and very warm and friendly to foreigners. I believe that after many people go to Lanzhou by train, their first impression of that place comes from the striking word "Lanzhou" on the train station. Why are these simple words so striking?
The reason is that the horizontal line above the "Lan" in Lanzhou is much longer than the two horizontal lines below, so many people will be confused. Are you sure this word is correct?
In fact, the word "Lanzhou" was written by a calligrapher named Zhang Bangyan. A famous calligrapher in Gansu Province is known as the "father of bamboo slips". He participated in the translation of many bamboo slips and is an expert in bamboo slips, so some of his calligraphy styles are also influenced by this. Look at some of his calligraphy works and compare them with "Lanzhou"
Then why write the first horizontal line of "Lan" so long? People who don't know calligraphy dare not comment on these words even if they feel incongruous. Instead, they will think that writing "orchid" like this may be the requirement of calligraphy, but it is not. This is just the calligrapher's personal character.
It is said that Mr. Zhang Bangyan wanted to use the traditional Chinese character "Lan" at that time, but because the person in charge of the railway station asked for simplified Chinese characters, we saw the present "Lanzhou". In fact, every calligrapher will add his own ideas when creating. These ideas are influenced by aesthetic, mood, inspiration and other factors. Every calligrapher's font is unique. Even if a person writes and writes twice, the words cannot be exactly the same. Style is very important for calligraphers.