The allusion to "Linchi" comes from Jin's four-body book.
Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy since he was a child. He worships Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Whenever he has time, he ponders the shelf structure and momentum of fonts. He thought to himself that his fingers were scratched on the skirt, and even the skirt was cut after a long time. Because of this, later generations called them "book saints".
Zhang Zhiyou is good at cursive writing. His academic spirit is very rigorous. His handwriting is different from ordinary people. He writes repeatedly on clothes and silk at home. After writing, he dyed and cut clothes. He insists on writing by the pond every day. After a long time, the water in the pond turned black, so people called him "Cao Sheng".
Wang Xizhi is determined to catch up with Zhang Zhi. While traveling around the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, he absorbed in studying the calligraphy of his predecessors and gradually formed his own unique style.
After writing every day, he will go to the pond in front of his house to wash his pen and ink stone. Over time, the water in the pond turned black. People call this pond Mo Chi.
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Wang Xizhi's calligraphy art has reached the height of "reaching the peak". The reason is closely related to Wang Xizhi's belief in Taoism and the unity of calligraphy and Taoism. Taoism, which was born and bred, produced Taoist symbols very early. When copying Confucian classics, it must be copied by students who are good at calligraphy, but in the process of writing Confucian classics, they are unconsciously influenced by Taoist culture.
Many Taoist scholars in history are famous painters and calligraphers. They are self-cultivation, proficient in Taoism, and will splash ink and put pen to paper. Wang Xizhi is a typical representative in this respect. He combined monasticism with calligraphy art, which brought out great artistic charm.