Pen moves dragon and snake, pinyin is bǐ zǒu lóng shé, an idiom in China, which means dragon and snake dance together when writing. Describing calligraphy as vivid, imposing and free and easy also means that calligraphy is fast and energetic.
Said by: From time to time, I saw the dragon and snake walking, and both sides were shocked. -Tang Li Bai's cursive song.
Meaning: His calligraphy is like seeing ghosts and gods, but also like wandering in dragons and phoenixes.
The allusions of "the pen walks the dragon and snake" in the extension materials;
In the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial censor hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain guests, and Li Bai wrote a cursive song on the table. Huai Su, a disciple of Master Xuanzang, was good at cursive writing and was invited to do calligraphy in public. Huai Su dipped his pen in ink and absorbed in luck. He writes quickly. He Zhangzhi praised: "When the master writes, he turns left and right. It's really a long snake."
In August and September of the lunar calendar, the secretary and supervisor entertain guests. While drinking happily, the host left to welcome guests, and everyone saw a young monk standing in the hall.
"He is a disciple of Huai Su, a master of Xuanzang. He never gives up drinking and writes a good cursive script. His hometown is Changsha, a famous family in seven counties of Hunan, and every family has a screen written by him. "
After three rounds of wine, He got up to propose a toast to the guests and said, "This is a beautiful occasion, and poetry is indispensable. How about inviting the poet Li Hanlin to the ceremony? "
Li Bai didn't refuse, but said, "I want to ask Huai Su to spend some time helping poetry in public."
He said, "I know everyone in Huai Su is drunk, and then the ink will be smooth. Somebody, pour the wine quickly! "
Huai Su drink at the same time, buddhist nun carried out several boxes of writing linen, plain silk, put out a few pieces of good Xuanzhou inkstone on the case, and several people in buddhist nun took turns to inject water to grind ink.
Huai Su put down his glass and floated up, and the whole class was suddenly silent. However, when I saw the young monk dip his pen in ink and stare at the paper silk for a while, I suddenly felt lucky. My arm turned to my wrist and I finished it one by one. Before long, cursive scripts with aura were everywhere. Several boxes of linen silk were used up in a flash.
Huai Su threw the pen near the seat. Li Bai's "Cursive Song" was also written. He sang in public: "The young master's name is Huai Su, and the cursive script is chinese odyssey Step ... My teacher is drunk and rests on a rope ... He keeps writing when he gets up, and the numbers are as big as buckets, as if he were shocked by the smell of ghosts and gods, and he always sees dragons and snakes wandering ..."
He Zhangzhi commented: "When the owner writes, the plate on the left turns to the right. Only dragons and snakes really go! Good words, good poems! "
Huai Su's words, Li Bai's poems and He's comments spread all over the capital.
"The pen moves the dragon and snake" has become an idiom to describe the vigorous and free-spirited calligraphy.