Preface to Lanting Collection was born at a romantic party. On March 3rd and 9th, forty-one celebrities, including Emperor Yonghe of Jin Mu, Wang Xizhi, Xie An and Sun Chuo, held a grand and elegant party at the foot of Huiji Mountain. Everyone drank wine and wrote poems. After the party, Wang Xizhi was invited to make a preface. Wang rode a horse drunk, spread cocoon paper, and carried a moustache pen, just like God's help, in one go. When he finished writing, he was drunk and snored. I was surprised to read this strange article after waking up. "He has dozens of books every day, but they are all beyond the reach of the original."
The calligraphy of Preface to Lanting is exquisite. Feng Chengsu's copy of "Double Hook Profile Fill" is the best copy in existence. The ancients called Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Pavilion as "the breeze comes out of the sleeve and the moon falls into my arms". The full text consists of 28 lines and 324 words, each of which is "floating like a cloud, charming like Youlong, ups and downs, endless changes", which has changed the simple and steady book style since the Han and Wei Dynasties and opened a precedent for beauty and convenience. It is magnificent and seems to be natural. The author's demeanor, temperament, mind and sentiment have also entered the works, which indicates that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy art has reached the highest level.
The language of Lanting Preface is fresh and beautiful. In flowing language, the author painted a picturesque scene for us: "A group of talented people are perfect, and several are long and salty." There are mountains, lush forests and bamboo, clear water and turbulent water, which are reflected from left to right, thinking that it is gentle and winding. Sitting in the second place is not as prosperous as the string of silk and bamboo, but it is enough to love. "These poetic languages have been sung for centuries. They are as fresh as spring breeze and as sweet as sweet spring water.
The artistic conception of Preface to Lanting is far-reaching. After describing the scenery in a relaxed language, the author's tone gradually deepened: "The wife's phase, devoting her life, or holding her arm, understands her words in one room, or wandering outside because of her entrustment, although her tastes are different, she is leisurely, happy when she meets, and temporarily satisfied", and then turned to: "I don't know how old she is." This sentence is the finishing touch of the second half of the article, and the following text is the expansion of this sentence. There have been many controversies about this passage since ancient times. Some people think that this reflects Wang Xizhi's influence from Buddhism and his world-weary thoughts. Others think that this passage is different from the previous one and suspect that it was not written by Wang Xizhi. The author thinks that the central idea of Preface to Lanting is the same. The former and the latter express their views, pave the way for each other, complement each other, and their spiritual essence is the same. It is precisely because he saw that "short and easy, there will be an end" that he "listed the people in the narrative and described what they said", encouraging people to cherish their short lives, love a better life, and maintain the mental state of "looking up at the universe and overlooking the richness of categories, so enjoying audio-visual entertainment and believing that coke is enough". This is also the lofty and profound artistic conception of Lanting Preface.
In the treasure house of calligraphy art in China, Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting has the greatest achievement, the widest influence and the highest value as far as running script is concerned. In addition, the Preface to Lanting has a lot of value. For example, since ancient times, people have often said that "literati despise each other", but since the birth of Preface to Lanting, 4 1 writers have gathered together to drink and write poems, and Wang Xizhi's preface has been publicly recommended, which is enough to prove the importance of literati at that time. For another example, from the stories circulated in Preface to Lanting, we know that Emperor Taizong played an important role in promoting the development of China's calligraphy. Judging from the language and artistic conception of Preface to Lanting, it has a great influence on the development of China's language, literature and philosophy. In addition, we can know from the Preface to Lanting that the silk weaving and pen-making technology in Jin Dynasty has reached a considerable height, and so on. Preface to Lanting Collection is a bright star in China's cultural treasure house.