Zhu Xi has always appeared in front of the world as a thinker. However, Zhu Xi is not only familiar with poetry, ci, literature, history and philosophy, but also has reached a superior level in the creation and appreciation of calligraphy. Zhu Xi is the first representative of Confucianism after Confucius. His academic thoughts cover many aspects, such as philosophy, politics, economy, education, history, culture and so on. His influence goes deep into all aspects of China's social life, and travels across the ocean, spreading to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and America. His calligraphy is also famous and occupies a place in the history of calligraphy in China.
In the first year of Shaoxi (119), Zhu Xi was appointed as the magistrate of Zhangzhou, southern Fujian. He governed Zhangjun County, enthusiastically founded academies, taught classics, widely taught them, changed customs, and produced a large number of talents, which made Zhangzhou known as the "Zou Lu on the seashore" and was loved and admired by the people of Zhangzhou in previous dynasties. Learning to copy Zhu Xi's calligraphy became a trend and pursuit of students.
I have the honor to collect a copy of Zhu Xi's copybook copied by the calligraphy and painting shop "Henan Chengmeihao" in Zhangzhou in the first year of Guangxu (195). It's called Zhuzi Zishi, * * * has 176 characters, which is a big font. Each character is 25 cm high and 23 cm wide. The copybook is bound by 93 pieces of rice paper with a length of 48 cm and a width of 42 cm. Each piece of rice paper has two characters written on it. At that time, it was rare to be able to bind a book with such a large scale and so many Xuan papers at the expense of work.
Zhu Xi's words "but written by groping for meaning" and "one by one from one's own mind" [1], breaking calligraphy is a school in calligraphy art garden, which originated in Wei and Jin Dynasties and matured in Tang and Song Dynasties. Zhu Xi's broken characters are simple in style, vigorous in brushwork, magnificent, bold and vigorous, but meaningful, round and beautiful. In March, 199, Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House published a photocopy of Zhu Zi's Great Calligraphy Post compiled by Luo Lushan, a Qing dynasty, and wrote in its "Publication Notes": Everyone is familiar with Zhu Xi, a famous master of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, but they don't know that his accomplishments in breaking calligraphy have reached a shocking level ... In view of the fact that Zhu Zi's calligraphy has been lost, it is for Our society specially took the newly excavated Luo engraving Zhuzi's Great Calligraphy Sticker as the base copy, photocopied it according to the original size (8 pages, 189 pages) and renamed it Zhuxi's Great Calligraphy Sticker, so as to meet the needs of calligraphy research and enthusiasts for learning, research, appreciation and collection.