Wang Xizhi’s representative works include: "Huang Ting Jing" in regular script, "Le Yi Lun", "Seventeen Tie" in cursive script, "Auntie Tie" in running script, "Quick Snow and Clear Tie", "Sang Luan Tie", " "Preface to the Lanting Collection", "Chu Yue Tie", etc. Among them, the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" is admired by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world". Wang was also good at Li, Cao, Kai, Xing and other styles. He studied the styles carefully, imitated them with his heart and hands, picked up the strengths of others, prepared all kinds of styles, and cultivated them in one furnace. He broke away from the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties and became his own style with far-reaching influence. His calligraphy is gentle and natural, his writing style is euphemistic and implicit, and he is beautiful and strong. Later generations commented: "Floating like clouds, as powerful as a frightening dragon", "Dragon leaping over the sky gate, tiger crouching in the Phoenix Pavilion", "Nature is natural, and the gods are abundant. ", known as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by later generations
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy influenced his descendants. His son Xuanzhi was good at cursive calligraphy; Ningzhi was good at cursive calligraphy; Huizhi was good at Zheng cursive calligraphy; Cao Zhi was good at Zheng cursive calligraphy; Huanzhi was good at Zheng cursive calligraphy; and Xian was called "Little Sage". Huang Bosi's "Dong Guan Xu Lun" says: "Wang's four calligraphy works of Ning, Cao, Hui and Huan were passed down together with Zijing's calligraphy. They all have family styles, but their styles are different. Ning's calligraphy has its rhyme, and Cao's calligraphy has its own style. Its body, its emblem, its power, its glory, its appearance, and its origin." Later, the descendants of Wang's family continued to pass on their calligraphy. Wu Zetian tried to ask for Wang Xizhi's book, and Wang Xizhi's ninth great-grandson Wang Fangqing submitted ten volumes of the writings of twenty-eight people from the eleventh generation to his great-grandfather, and compiled them into "Long Live Tongtian Tie". In the Southern Dynasties, the Qi kings Sengqian, Wang Ci and Wang Zhi were all descendants of the royal family and had Dharma books recorded. Shi Zhiyong was the seventh generation grandson of Xi. He passed down the family method wonderfully and was a famous calligrapher in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced generations of calligraphers. The establishment of Wang Xizhi's status as a calligrapher has its own evolution process. Yu He, a calligrapher during the Taishi period of the Southern Song Dynasty, said in "On Book Lists": "Between Han and Wei, Zhong (Yao) and Zhang (Zhi) were good at beauty, and the two kings in the late Jin Dynasty were called heroes." The title of Youjun's book Unparalleled at that time, the person with the highest status in calligraphy between the Song and Qi Dynasties was Wang Xianzhi. Xianzhi learned calligraphy from his father. He was extremely talented and quick to innovate. He turned to Zhang Zhi and created the cursive script that connects the upper and lower parts. Meiyan even surpassed his father. "Discussing Calligraphy with Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty" written by Tao Hongjing of the Southern Dynasties said: "Everyone in the world respects the calligraphy of Zi Jing," and "not only in China, we no longer know that there is Yuan Chang, but the same is true for Yu Yishao." What changed this situation was that Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, admired Wang Xizhi. He changed the order of calligraphy at that time from "Wang Xianzhi - Wang Xizhi - Zhong Yao" to "Zhong Yao - Wang Xizhi - Wang Xianzhi". In "Guan Zhong Yao's Twelve Meanings of Calligraphy", Xiao Yanyun said: "Zijing is not proud of Zhong Yao." Yi Shao, Yi Shao Zhi Bu Yuan Chang. "Bu Yu", or "bu catch", means less than. Xiao Yan's status gave his comments a special appeal, and thus public opinion was determined. The first peak of learning from Wang Xizhi in history was in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and the second time was in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty highly respected Wang Xizhi, not only widely collecting the king's books, but also personally writing praise for the "Book of Jin·Biography of Wang Xizhi". When commenting on Zhong Yao, he said "it may be doubtful if he is perfect", but derogatory on Zhong Yao's presentation. "The disease of calligraphy", other calligraphers such as Ziyun, Wang Meng and Xu Yan all say that their reputation is "exceeded". Through comparison, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty believed that Youjun was "perfect" and "he is the only one who admires and chases in his heart, and the rest are just trivial and useless"! From then on, Wang Xizhi's supreme position in the history of calligraphy was established and consolidated. Scholars of calligraphy in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all respected the "two kings" of the Jin sect. Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Di, Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty, Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty, all famous calligraphers in the past dynasties converted to Wang Xizhi. Although the study of stele in the Qing Dynasty broke the scope of the study of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi's status as a calligrapher remained unshaken. Although the "Sage of Calligraphy" and the "Emperor of Mo" are suspected of "sanctification", through comparison and speculation, famous scholars and giants from generation to generation are all convinced and highly respected. Although Wang Xizhi is praised as the "Sage of Calligraphy" in the history of Chinese calligraphy, he is not regarded as a solidified icon, but only as a symbol of the "perfection" of calligraphy creation in Chinese culture. Things are always developing and moving forward. Wang Xizhi reached the pinnacle of "perfection" in his era. This "holy image" will surely call on those who come after him to reach new pinnacles of calligraphy in their own era