There were 83 dynasties in China. After Qin Shihuang unified the country, he believed that he had the virtue of the three emperors and had more merit than the five emperors. Counting from Qin Shihuang to Yuan Shikai, there were a total of 408 emperors. This is still an incomplete statistics, because some dynasties are very short, and some self-proclaimed emperors do not live up to their names. Many of these emperors could write. Including Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. But those who can be called calligraphers can only write well:
Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, was an outstanding politician, thinker, and writer. He also has unique achievements in calligraphy. Cao Cao came to Hanzhong twice in the 20th and 24th years of Jian'an. It is said that he visited his hometown of Baogu and had a panoramic view of the great rivers and mountains. In the deep valley and deep pool outside Shimen, there are many rocks and waves flying and flowing. The elegant and handsome handwriting not only expresses Baogu's broad momentum, but also shows the grand courage and ambition of Emperor Wu of Wei. Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, was the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He spent his life in civil and martial arts. Not only did he manage his country well, he was also very talented and learned.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, not only pushed my country's feudal society to its heyday. And he actively promotes calligraphy. The calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty became a glorious page in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in history. The bird-shaped font was pioneered by Wu Zetian. Nowadays, it has long been abandoned in formal calligraphy exhibitions, but it is still popular among the people and on street stalls. There is often a person who has only one word and makes a living by performing arts. Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not read formally. But his calligraphy is quite formal. The usage is open, the structure is compact, and the organization is open-minded. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, was the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou was good at calligraphy. He was good at Zhen, Xing, and cursive scripts. His writing style was free and graceful, natural and smooth, and was quite charming to the people of Jin Dynasty.