Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year, 32 1-379), Han nationality, was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was known as the "book saint". Linyi, nirvana in fire, now Linyi, Shandong, moved to Yin Shan, Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) and lived in seclusion in Jinting County in his later years. The masterpiece Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world". In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi were called "two kings". Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation.
2. Master Wang
Master Wang, born in Dingxing, Baoding City, Hebei Province, was born in Dadu (1260- 1336). Wang Shifu and Guan Hanqing were famous writers of zaju in Yuan Dynasty, who wrote fourteen kinds of zaju, including Romance of the West Chamber, beginning of spring Hall and Broken Kiln. Among them, The Romance of the West Chamber reached the peak of drama creation in the Yuan Dynasty, and some even compared it with Spring and Autumn Annals. The characters in the play, Zhang Sheng, Cui Yingying and Matchmaker, are well-known in China. The Romance of the West Chamber has a great influence on the creation of later generations, and the Peony Pavilion, A Dream of Red Mansions and other works get inspiration from it.
3. Wang Changling
Wang Mang, born in 65438+February1265438+231October 6, 45 BC, was a great king, politician and reformer. Wei Junyuan was born in daming county, Handan, Hebei Province. The founding emperor of the new dynasty reigned for 8 to 23 years. Wang Mang is a controversial figure in history, and ancient historians regard him as a "great traitor" who usurped the throne with the concept of "orthodoxy". But after the end of modern monarchy, Wang Mang was praised by many historians as "the first social reformer in the history of China". He is regarded as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Hu Shi thought he was a socialist emperor 1900 years ago.
4. Wang Wei
Wang Wei (70 1-76 1, 699-76 1) was born in Zhou Pu, Hedong, Shanxi, and his ancestral home was Qixian, Shanxi. A famous poet and painter in the Tang Dynasty, the word "Mo Mo" was named "Mo Mo Ju Shi".
There is a saying that "Li Bai is a genius, Du Fu is a native talent and Wang Wei is a talent", and later generations also call Wang Wei Shi Fo. This title not only expresses the Zen and religious inclination of Wang Wei's poems, but also affirms Wang Wei's lofty position in the Tang Dynasty. Wang Wei is not only recognized as Shi Fo, but also a master of Nanshan literati painting. Qian Zhongshu called him "the first person in the painting world in the prosperous Tang Dynasty", and he was proficient in temperament, calligraphy and seal cutting. He is a rare generalist.
5. Wang Shouren
Wang Shouren, a.d. 1472 ~ 1528, Han nationality, from Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, was born in Bo 'an with the name of Yangming Zi. Wang Shouren was the most famous thinker, philosopher, writer and strategist in China in Ming Dynasty. As a master of Wang Lu's psychology, he is not only proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but also can command an army to fight. He is a rare all-round Confucian in the history of China. His philosophical thought of "unity of knowledge and action" has a far-reaching influence on later generations.