Yan's Temple Monument is rich in calligraphy, which is one of his masterpieces in his later years. Compared with his early works, it is more vigorous and atmospheric, which is his masterpiece in his later years. Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709 -784), born in Wannian, Jingzhao (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi), was a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He and Liu Gongquan are called "Yan Liu", and Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun are also called "four masters of regular script". Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it.
Literary achievements:
Most of Yan Zhenqing's works in Yan Zhenqing Collection are practical words, which are frank and generous, vivid and touching, and promote the ancient prose movement in Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's loyalty, straightforwardness, and honesty are fully reflected in his novels "Dilemma of Officials" and "Shooting with Guo Servants", which are praised by later generations.
Chao, a scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, said that Yan Zhenqing's "knowledge of literature is often mixed with the theory of fairy towers, which is not reasonable". Gao Yun commented in the Collection of Tang Poems: "I was very happy when I met him. Xi Zhi's ancient tune was very elegant and didn't involve the text.
Although there are one or two close bodies, the game is not so hidden. There are less than a hundred articles in this collection, most of which are devoted to Wu Xing Shi and those who attach themselves to monks Jiao and Lu and forget the heretics, but their love for the world is better than Samadhi, not plain. "