Ou Yangxun (557-64 1), a native of Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan) in Tanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, was a famous calligrapher and official in the Tang Dynasty, one of the four masters of regular script, the grandson of Ouyang Li, the general of South Liang Zhengnan, and son of the general, the southern Chen. He was born in the second year of Liang Taiping in the Southern Dynasties (AD 557).
Ou Yangxun, together with his contemporaries Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi, were called the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. Because his son Ouyang Tong is also good at calligraphy, he is also called "Big Europe".
He and Yu Shinan were both famous for their calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, also known as "Ou Yu". Later generations saw danger in peace with their books, and Xi Zhi, the first one, was named "Ou Ti".
Representative regular script includes Jiuchenggong Li Quanming, Huangfu Birthday Monument, Huadu Temple Monument, and running script includes Zhong Nimeng's stippling and running script with thousands of characters. He has his own unique views on calligraphy, including eight methods of calligraphy works, teaching strategies, pen theory and thirty-six methods. Written by the Buddhist monk Huadu Temple Pagoda Inscription, Gonggong Wenyanbo Monument and Huangfushengchen Monument are called "the first regular script in the Tang Dynasty".