Collection of short stories by Zhang Boying, a famous calligrapher in Xuzhou.

Zhang Boying (187 1~ 1949), a modern calligrapher, calligrapher, appraiser and scholar, was born in Yuzhuang, Xuzhou. His father, Zhang (Zipuyuan), is good at writing, and especially likes calligraphy. Boying is about the same age as his uncle Zhang Congren. When they were young, they studied together in the private school of a famous family in Xuzhou, studied under Mr. Xu Kuinan, and were classmates with his son Xu Shuzheng (Zi Zheng). In the 12th year of Guangxu reign (1886), Feng Xu, a native of Jintan, was hired by Gui Luzhen, the magistrate of Xuzhou, as the dean of Xuzhou Yunlong Academy. Zhang Boying, 17 years old, entered Yunlong Academy and became a proud disciple of Feng Xu. 1897, Zhang Boying and Zhang Yunsheng went to Nanjing to take the provincial examination. In order to support their families, two uncles and nephews successively opened a library to teach students. 19 14 years, Duan was the minister of the army, and Xu Shuzheng was the second minister of the war department as a secretary. From 65438 to 0924, Duan temporarily took charge of Beiyang government and served as deputy secretary-general. When the "March 18th" tragedy happened, Zhang Boying witnessed the corruption and darkness of the officialdom, and decided to retire and no longer set foot in politics. Zhang Boying is committed to local public welfare and education. He used to be a director of Beiping Waterworks and Tram Company, and a teacher of Beiping Chengda Middle School, teaching history, ancient prose and calligraphy. The Annals of Heilongjiang Province, edited by 1929, took three years to compile, with a total of 62 volumes and eight hardcover volumes.1400,000 words is a masterpiece. 1937 after the lugouqiao incident, the Japanese army occupied Beijing and Zhang Boying made a living behind closed doors. Wang Kemin, the puppet regime in North China, repeatedly lured and threatened Zhang Boying to assume the puppet post. Zhang Boying maintained national integrity, was unmoved, and generously cut off contacts with Wang Kemin. In his later years, Zhang Boying lived in poverty, especially in calligraphy and stone painting. He has close contacts with famous domestic artists such as Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Yu Youren, Zhang Xueliang, Lin Qinnan, Qi Baishi and Rong Geng. , and is famous in Beijing and Tianjin for being good at evaluating epigraphy calligraphy. Zhang Boying is good at poetry and prose, and his style is fresh and elegant. In his later years, he missed his hometown more. For example, in "Talking with Hanyun Mountain Building", he wrote: "There were many mistakes in chess after the robbery, and I failed to use my troops. The old couple of Yunlong recalled each other and looked forward to a group of Nantianyan. " There is a sincere feeling for hometown between the lines. Zhang Boying's deep attachment to his hometown is also manifested in the collection, arrangement and printing of rural and urban documents. Zhang Boying admired Wan Xiaonian and Yan Gugu, two adherents of Xuzhou in the early Qing Dynasty, and collected their poems and paintings and published them in a collection. As early as the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the Governor of Xuzhou, Guangxi, and the Bank of China compiled Xuzhou Continuation. The book was written in a hurry, which is regrettable. After another 40 years, Zhang Boying painstakingly collected and sorted out Poems of Syria, which not only completed the previous work, but also made the rookie's masterpiece spread to the world. Published in the late summer of 1935, Volume ***22 edited by Huang Huang became the fruit of local literature. Xuzhou is rich in Han stone reliefs. Zhang Boying was well aware of the preciousness of Han stone reliefs. He once bought 10 stone relief in Shuanggou, Suining, and transported it to the grocery store in Mashi Street for preservation, hence the name "Hanshitang". Zhang Kaici, the second son, donated all the Han Dynasty stone reliefs to the country. Zhang Boying's calligraphy started with Yan Ti, and later became a school of its own. In his later years, scholars have always praised him for liking inscriptions, distinguishing fine works and distinguishing authenticity. Zhang Boying attached importance to China's quintessence. In view of the shortage of stele research staff, he diligently wrote "Calligraphy Summary", which has seven volumes and hundreds of thousands of words. He listed 5 12 kinds of inscriptions from Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, and analyzed their advantages and disadvantages. He is an authoritative masterpiece in the academic field of calligraphy inscriptions in China.