Cultural soft power, French ingenuity
As Wen wrote in "China Calligraphy Fu", "China is vast and Wan Li is vertical and horizontal; China's calligraphy has always been accompanied by culture. Of course, the culture of calligraphy can only be seen in this fertile land of China. The most influential calligrapher is Wang Xizhi.
At the age of seven, Wang Xizhi began his calligraphy career, learning from Mrs. Wei and her uncle, who were born in a calligraphy family. Later, I visited the exquisite works of Chungumao, a master of seal cutting in Qin and Han Dynasties. Although it is good, he always feels dissatisfied. Because I have listened to the teacher's story about the diligent study and hard practice of calligraphers in past dynasties, I have a different feeling for the calligraphy of Zhang Zhi, a "grass saint" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and I am determined to use Zhang Zhi's "Linchi" story to motivate myself.
In order to practice calligraphy well, wherever Wang Xizhi goes, he will imitate local inscriptions. At the same time, there are stools in his study, yard, gate and even hall, where Four Treasures of the Study is placed, always ready for calligraphy! There is another interesting thing about Wang Xizhi's calligraphy practice. Because he practiced calligraphy very hard, he often practiced calligraphy by the pool, so the pool was also dyed black by him.
Many things happen. Wang Xizhi's "concentration" made him grow rapidly in this field, and he created the Preface to Lanting, which condensed his talents, and thus won the reputation of "the best running script in the world", which has been widely praised so far! This kind of concentration is what we often call "ingenuity" today.
Unique spirit, transnational marriage
As one of the most beautiful treasures of oriental art, calligraphy originated in China, but it has influenced several Asian countries, such as Japan on the other side of the coast. When we look back on the history of Japanese calligraphy, we can see that the changes of China's calligraphy in different dynasties have continuously exerted a comprehensive and profound influence on Japanese calligraphy, which is cultural exchange.