Wang Xizhi was very successful in both calligraphy and politics.

The ancient poem goes: "In the old society, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people." Xie Wang This is Wang Langya, and this is Wang Xi's home. Wang family and Xie family (representative: Xie An) were the two most powerful families at that time, and they were able to control the imperial court. Therefore, Wang Xizhi's political success is not so much because of his family power. In fact, Wang Xizhi's political ability is not as good as that of the famous Xie An, and his reputation in this respect is even worse, which has been passed down through the ages. What Wang Xizhi has been handed down through the ages is his accomplishments in calligraphy.

Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is good at all kinds of calligraphy, such as official script, cursive script, regular script and running script. He carefully studied the style, copied and imitated by hand, learned from others, prepared all kinds of calligraphy, and melted into one furnace. He got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties and had a far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful. The masterpiece Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world". His cursive script was listed as the standard of cursive script by later generations. In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi were called "two kings".