From a technical point of view, the style of Yan calligraphy is square and magnificent, with the brushwork of seal strokes, it turns fine and hard into vigorous, with a broad and magnificent structure, vigorous backbone and awe-inspiring spirit. Su Shi said in a poem: Gong Yan is as skinny as an autumn eagle because of reform and innovation. Lu You said that learning books should be a way to learn beauty. From Liu Gongquan to Qing Dynasty, Qian Feng, Weng Tonghe, He and Tan were all influenced by it. Although Mi Fei has a slight criticism of his regular script, he is convinced of his cursive script. Besides, how could he believe old rice's madness?
From the perspective of style history, what really created the magnificent style of calligraphy in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, thus forming the only style school in the history of calligraphy that can be parallel to the beautiful style of calligrapher Wang Xizhi. Su Shi Ceng Yun: "As for poetry, as for literature, as for Han's retreat, as for painting Wu Daozi, as for books, as for beauty, the changes of ancient and modern times can do everything in the world." It can be said that it is admirable, but it is enough.
From the perspective of humanism, Yan Zhenqing was strong and loyal all his life. As the saying goes, "Books are like their books, like their learning, like their talents, like their aspirations, and in short, like their people", he is a model of loyalty and patriotism of ancient intellectuals in China.
The status of Yan Zhenqing's generation of calligraphy masters is unshakable and has been tested by history.