Yan Zhenqing (709-785 AD), with clear words, was a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, with a family background in Yan Zhenqing, and was good at calligraphy.
The Monument to the Duota is Yan Zhenqing's early masterpiece and an excellent model for future generations to learn calligraphy. But this monument did not form Yan Zhenqing's bold style. This monument hides the front with a pen and returns to the front with a pen. It has a well-balanced structure and a rigorous and solemn style.
Creation background
During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, when Zen master Jin Chu recited the Goblet of Fire at night, there seemed to be many pagodas in front of him. He wanted to turn the imaginary stupa into reality and vowed to build it. There are even all kinds of magical things during the construction period.
This sincerity moved Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, so he gave money and silk and kissed Ta. After four years of hard work, the multi-pagoda was finally built in the eleventh year of Tianbao (752). Yan Zhenqing, 44, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was chosen as the inscription.
Like most intellectuals at that time, Yan Zhenqing was an orthodox Confucian, but he also believed in Buddhism. His calligraphy style is directly "two kings", "European, dangerous and Chu style", but it has obvious similarities with the writings of the Tang Dynasty.
The author of the inscription, Cenxun, is the younger brother of the poet Cen Can. Xu Hao, the author of the inscription, is six years older than Yan Zhenqing. He was a famous calligrapher at that time and a student of Zhang Xu. This is the first time they have cooperated in writing a monument. Shi Hua was a master of stone inscription at that time.