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 is good at all kinds of calligraphy, such as official script, cursive script, regular script and running script. He carefully studied brushwork, copied and imitated by hand, learned from others, prepared all kinds of calligraphy, and got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties, which had far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful.
His Preface to the Collection of Lanting is highly praised by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world".
His calligraphy has influenced several generations of bookstores. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints".