"Shan Zhinan calligraphy seal cutting, where Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Wei Bei, Li, grass is not fine. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is particularly good at it, and his pen is vigorous and extraordinary. According to oracle calligraphy, after the Buddha died, he was a robber and omnipotent, and so on. You are Ding Gong's nephew, and being found by your relatives is a great achievement. At present, Daxin Company holds a language exhibition, and you have Oracle Bone Inscriptions's joint participation, which has been well received by Shi Yan. Naturally, you are seeking the benefits of the engraver. "
1942, aged 36, participated in the book fair of Daxin People's Daily in Qingdao and won the silver shield of Catch Up with Qin and Han Dynasties. Go to Yantai's "Guyinshan Room" to sell words and hold exhibitions. Shan Zhinan went to Yantai to hold a personal calligraphy seal cutting exhibition in the "Gu Yin Fang Shan" antique shop. At that time, Shandong Daily in Yantai reported on the topic of "Shan Zhinan's book engraving exhibition is dazzling": "Shan Zhinan, a famous book engraver in Huangxian County, is currently traveling in Yantai, carrying a number of personal masterpieces and holding an exhibition in Zhongxing Building in Guangdong Street. In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people who come to visit and buy Chinese characters made by famous calligraphers. Wen Shanjun's artistic attainments have long been well-known in the north and south of the country, and he has won a good evaluation for a long time. "