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Wang Xizhi's inspirational story of practicing calligraphy

Wang Xizhi began to practice calligraphy at the age of seven. 1 1 years old, he wanted to go to his father's room to find some copybooks to continue practicing calligraphy. He found some books on his father's pillow, so he picked up the top one and began to read. That is a book called Pen Theory, which teaches people how to use a pen when writing. As soon as Wang Xizhi opened the book, he couldn't help but start recording the skills of writing and writing. He couldn't put it down and unconsciously took the book out of his father's room to read it. He writes and practices in the early morning and darkness every day according to the method described in "Bi Tan", which is simply fascinating. After a while, he looked at his handwriting, and there were some changes compared with before. One day, Wang Xizhi was reading on a pen and was found by his father. Father Wang Kuang was surprised to find that his son's fascinating book was actually his own collection of pen theories. "Can you understand such a profound book?" Wang Xizhi replied, "You can't read a book without reading it. Although children have a little knowledge, they can still be educated. " After hearing this, my father gave Wang Xizhi "On Pen". After getting the book, he practiced harder, more seriously and more devoted. Once at lunch, bookish, he brought his favorite garlic paste and steamed bread and urged him to eat it quickly several times. He didn't even look up, but concentrated on practicing calligraphy while reading the copybook. He was so bookish that he finally had to ask his mother to persuade him to eat. When my mother came to the study, I saw Xihe sending a steamed bun with ink in her hand to her mouth, which made her mouth black. It turned out that when Xi Zhi was eating steamed stuffed buns, he was still looking at the words and thinking about how to write them in his mind. As a result, he mistook the ink for garlic. Mother couldn't help laughing when she saw this scene and said, "Xizhi, today's garlic is really delicious!" " "It is these decades of practice that has made Wang Xizhi a great calligrapher.