Mr. Yu Youren (1879- 1964) is a famous man who walked out of the land of Sanqin. He has made outstanding achievements in politics, poetry, calligraphy, education and other fields, especially calligraphy. Known as the "modern book saint" and "contemporary grass saint", he is recognized as a master of calligraphy. He has made great achievements in calligraphy, both in academia and among the people.
The greatest contribution and achievement of Yu Youren's calligraphy lies in "painting the tablet into grass", that is to say, he integrated the brushwork and aesthetics of the tablet into the cursive script, created a brand-new aesthetic form of calligraphy, and made great achievements, which is of great significance in the history of Chinese calligraphy. The writing features of Yu Youren's lower case Li Sao are: learning from the past but not sticking to it; the brushwork is fluent and natural; it pays attention to integrity and mellow brushwork.
Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanyang Festival, is one of the important traditional festivals in China. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, so it is also called "May Festival".
The most famous legend about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is the story about Qu Yuan. According to legend, Qu Yuan was a great patriotic poet and politician in ancient China. Rejected by the nobility, he threw himself into the river. In memory of him, people row dragon boats and throw zongzi into the river on the fifth day of May every year to prevent fish and shrimp from eating his body.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, people will eat a special kind of food, namely Zongzi. Zongzi is a traditional food, which is made of glutinous rice wrapped in reeds or bamboo leaves and filled with meat, red bean paste, dates and other fillings. Zongzi has different tastes and practices in different places, but it is an indispensable food during the Dragon Boat Festival.