Ou Yangxun, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Hengzhou, now Hengyang, Hunan. In the past, there was no running water, and people liked to tell stories about washing pens after practicing calligraphy and blackening the pool, which led a considerable number of people to practice calligraphy and wash pens one after another. The south slope of Shutang Mountain in the north of Changsha is where Ou Yangxun washes his pens.
Ou Yangxun Calligraphy Culture Park is located at the junction of Shutangshan Village and He Qiao Village in Shutangshan Street, and the core scenic spot is located in Shutangshan. Shutang Mountain is adjacent to Xiangjiang River and the Xiangjiang River shipping and power hub in Changsha. It is 6 kilometers away from Tongguan Kiln Ruins Park in Changsha in the north and about 20 kilometers away from downtown Changsha in the south, with an altitude of 192.4 meters and a main peak area of 1.85 square kilometers.
Ou Yangxun is clever and diligent. He has read several lines at the same time. When he was a teenager, he was proficient in Historical Records, Hanshu, Dongguan Han Ji, especially calligraphy, almost to the point of obsession.
It is said that Ou Yangxun once rode out and happened to see a stone tablet written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. He rode on a horse and watched it carefully for a while before leaving, but just a few steps later, he couldn't help but return to dismount and watch. He boasted many times that he didn't want to leave, so he simply laid a blanket and sat down to ponder over it. Finally, he sat by the monument for three days before leaving.