? Lanzhou? Everyone thinks that the railway station in every city has witnessed the development and historical changes of a city, and it is also a business card of a city. But many people will find that the name of Lanzhou Railway Station is misspelled when they go to Lanzhou, Gansu. Everyone knows, Lan? The three horizontal lines below the word are short and long, while Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? On the contrary, the words are long on the top and short on the bottom. At first glance, many people and even children think that this is the wrong press of the train station, or that it is the wrong press, and they laugh.
It's not a mistake, but neither is it. First, there is no such thing as pressing the button backwards. If it was really overwhelmed by workers, it would not have been used there for more than 60 years, and the people at the railway station are not blind. Second, there are no typos. In the same way, everyone is a discerning person. Who would let a typo represent the business card of his city?
What is the station name of Lanzhou Railway Station? Lanzhou? This word is written by Zhang Bangyan, a famous calligrapher in Tianshui, Gansu. In 1950s, after the completion of Lanzhou Railway Station, the person in charge of Lanzhou Railway Station invited Zhang Bangyan to write the name of the station. Zhang Bangyan wanted to write in traditional Chinese characters at that time? Lan? But because the person in charge of the railway station asked for a short list, what we are seeing now is a short list? Lanzhou? Two words.
Why did Zhang Bangyan write? Lan? Chinese characters are very different from ours, mainly for the following subjective and objective reasons. Objectively speaking, the 1950s was a period of transition from traditional Chinese characters to simplified Chinese characters. At that time, it was a bit confusing, and many Chinese characters did not have particularly strict requirements and norms. In the eyes of calligraphers, Lan? It's a simplified word that has been changed. There is no question of which is long and which is short. They generally admire the traditional Chinese characters handed down by the ancients and think that they are characters with character.
Subjectively, every calligrapher will add his own ideas and have his own unique style when creating. Zhang Bangyan is not only a calligrapher, but also an expert on bamboo slips, and has participated in many bamboo slip translations. Father of bamboo slips? Known as. Therefore, some of his calligraphy styles are also influenced by this. Look at some of his calligraphy works and compare them? Lanzhou? These two words are really his style.
Conclusion To sum up, Mr. Zhang Bangyan added his own style in the writing process, thus becoming the form we see now. Although blue characters are different from common handwriting, they have unique beauty of calligraphy. Unexpectedly, Zhang Bangyan's move made Lanzhou Railway Station famous all over the country and became a beautiful landscape, which started the business card of Lanzhou City. Now many people have to stand in front of Lanzhou Railway Station and take a group photo!