As the chairman and calligrapher of Zhejiang Agricultural Development Lanhai Industrial Co., Ltd., Mr. Fu Derong believes that how to distinguish literati calligraphy from calligraphy is a cultural issue as well as an academic issue. The primary feature of literati calligraphy is the cultural connotation of calligraphy, which should be expressed in culture. Calligraphy is a comprehensive art, and it is difficult to complete the aesthetic construction of calligraphy art only by externalization of pen and ink.
Fu Derong surveyed the emergence and development of calligraphy in the history of China. From the practice and theoretical guidance of first-class scholars such as Yan Fu, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Zhang Taiyan and Wang Guowei, he proposed that calligraphy has two supporting points: one is technology, and the other is realm. The former ensures the formulation of laws and regulations; The latter is the factor that determines the artistic spirit of calligraphy. It shows the human soul and the real inner world, so it transcends technology and is a more important factor that determines the metaphysical significance of calligraphy quality. Literati calligraphy is the embodiment of China's cultural accomplishment, and its elements lie in the synthesis and sublimation of literati's personality ideal, knowledge accumulation, natural endowment and spiritual realm. The production of these indispensable elements is a long process, and there is no shortcut. Only by devoting all one's life to learning and keeping a low profile can we cultivate the valuable qualities of calligraphy, such as "literati's nature", "literati's taste" and "literati's affection".
The article points out that contemporary calligraphy is not optimistic, and the important point is that the cultural quality of calligraphers needs to be improved. Calligraphy is a comprehensive art with literature as its core element. All calligraphy works that shine brilliantly in the history of calligraphy are supported by literature. Calligraphy that wins only by skill is not the ultimate realization of calligraphy. Calligraphy with advanced meaning and real meaning is just bookish. The author believes that anyone who is called a calligrapher in history must first be a scholar or a person with considerable cultural accomplishment. In other words, only when they have outstanding cultural attainments can people stop to taste their words, and the more they taste, the more interesting they are, and then please go to the calligrapher's palace for future generations to worship and copy.
In the article, the author points out that both the calligraphy of modern literati and the calligraphy of modern calligraphers can only be regarded as "literati calligraphy" if they become part of their works. Such as Lu Xun, Li Shutong, Guo Moruo, Zhao Puchu and Qi Gong. Some of their brushstrokes have dual aesthetic attributes, namely originality in content and chic in form.