Born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi is an outstanding calligrapher and writer, and is known as the "book saint". Preface to Lanting is one of Wang Xizhi's representative works, and it is considered as one of the most outstanding and representative seal cutting works in China's calligraphy history.
Preface to the Orchid Pavilion was written by Wang Xizhi in 366 when Tomb-Sweeping Day held a gathering of talented people and beautiful women in Yecheng. This preface tells the flowing water of spring and the essence of life in concise and distant language, introduces the scene of literati visiting Lanting Chi Pan, and expresses deep thinking on the art of poetry and the meaning of life. Preface to Lanting is not only of high calligraphy and literary and artistic value, but also of great historical and cultural significance. It has become one of the representatives of China culture, enduring for a long time and being widely praised and respected.
Original text of Preface to Lanting Collection:
The year before last, this spring, I suddenly felt that I was leaving my heart, and all my worries were recorded here. It's sunny, sunny and breezy. Looking up at the size of the universe and overlooking the variety, it's enough to enjoy watching and listening. I believe in coke.
It's up to you to decide whether you want to be a lady or take up arms. However, if you don't give up this landscape, you want to follow it, and there are no obstacles to going back and forth. With a healthy heart, the rest will be tried out. Every time I meet the scenery because of the right situation, the rest is sad: and experienced people swim like this, which was advocated before. If you are sincere and grateful, talented and good at making sentences, your teacher will be stronger. And know why,
I read the farewell order of Wanghai Building in Qingcheng Mountain on June 20th, and I got this "volume", but I have something to say. Yueyang is the best place in the world! This solid "mountains and rivers that must be harvested will win the god of the world." Treasure it! During the holiday, I was very disappointed. When I said this, I sighed several times,' My way is to steal Zhao Zhao, my ambition is fresh, and I am easy to get old'.
The reader is Yu Yu. On the 20th day of the first month, Yuan met Xiang and looked at Qingjiang River. Wanli Yangtze River mourns Luoyang water, is it all right now? The Han tomb is close to the great river mainland. Can we not mourn?
Lu, I have long heard that the name of a great scholar is harmonious in virtue and political integrity, but it is useless. But the rank is low and the feeling is lost, so this song is made. Willing to learn lessons, half-hearted, and so on. The chrysanthemum in Dongli is broken and the frost is everywhere. Yesterday, on the Double Ninth Festival, the books in the calendar were good, and the weather was set at the beginning, but the thunder and rain were small, and the last leaf in Weiyang fell first. This is the law of nature. Unify the red leaves in the latitude and longitude, report the work, and say that when you are poor, you can see festivals. With the beauty of adults, you can comfort the lack.
In the past, Zhang Hua and Yang were good at ancient Chinese prose, and there were also lost collections. Speaking of Yuan and Liu Zhimen, they are both scholars who are good at poetry. Sage's legacy, future generations worry-free, care for the rivers and lakes, entrusted to Rufu's product. The disciples of May and Wu Daozi of Zall's generation tasted the ancient style in poetry and painting, and made their mark in the article. Is there only Dan Qing's wonderful hand? Between Zhu and the company, everyone knows it and does not praise it. Yu Yu, who is famous for his strange pen, actually agrees with Mr. Wang's point of view.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, people like Shu Mengzhi and Wang Sengqian loved colourful words and used salty words wherever they went. Those who take running script as beauty, vigorous brushwork, risk and bone, heavy and full of charm. Their works are mostly expressed by literati visiting places of interest and writing poems, while the carriers are miscellaneous. If Xie Lingyun's pen and ink were by the pool, Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, Yan Zhenqing's Draft for Sacrificing a Nephew, Huang Tingjian's inscription, Mi Fei's Catalogue of Ancient Paintings and other items would be extremely precious. People call it "elegant books".
I'm ashamed. what can I say? Since the preface to Teng Wang ge, it has been a famous article through the ages; Magnificent and rambling, it is the best in the world and beyond reproach.
Ho ho! Resort is not frequent, it is difficult to hold a grand banquet. Go with the flow and remember the poor year. This is a lesson. People who go there will expand their territory, increase their territory, try to stay in the grass and stand out from the crowd.
I have lived in seclusion in Zhongnanshan for the sake of the pitching room. It has been several years. Suddenly, like a dream, it is slightly higher than the previous peak. A mist emerges from Yungu and Menggu, and has been surrounding Yueyang City. I want to catch up with the rush hour, the curtains are hung, and I am looking forward to the sadness of spring. The sky is dark. Castle peak can't cover up, after all, it flows east.