Kang Zi Pian, A Study of New Learning and Pseudo-Classics, A Study of Dong Shi in the Spring and Autumn Period, A Study of Confucius' Restructuring, A Study of Japanese Political Change, A Book of Great Harmony, Travels of Eleven European Countries, and Two Ships in Guangyi, etc.
Later generations know Kang Youwei on the basis of the Reform Movement of 1898. In fact, Kang Youwei's contribution to the art of calligraphy is no less than his work on the political stage. He is not only an outstanding politician, but also a great book critic after Ruan Yuan and Bao. In the 15th year of Guangxu (1889), Guang Yi and Zhou Shuang were written, which comprehensively and systematically summarized a book on stele studies in theory and put forward the theory of "respecting steles", which greatly praised the stele studies in Han, Wei and Six Dynasties and had a far-reaching impact on the prosperity of stele calligraphy.
Kang Youwei's career achievements involve many aspects and have amazing achievements. His works alone have more than 7 million words, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach. His literary achievements are mainly poetry creation, with peculiar imagination, gorgeous rhetoric and strong romanticism, which is compiled into Mr. Nanhai's Poems. There are five masterpieces, namely "Stay in the Capital and Stay in the Governors", in which he is very concerned about the fate of the country in peril and is full of heroism. His political essays broke the traditional classical Chinese style, and Wang Yang was wanton and rambling, which created Liang Qichao's "new style". His main works include Kang Zi Pian, A Study of New Learning and Pseudo-Classics, A Study of Confucius' Political Reform, A Study of Japanese Political Reform, A Book of Great Harmony, Travels of Eleven European Countries, etc. However, for many years, it is rare to see the whole picture of Kang Youwei's works. People of the hour in modern history, such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo and Li Hongzhang, have not only published complete works, but also published memorials, letters from home, political essays and unpublished manuscripts. Behind them, they are extremely tragic and brilliant, while Kang Nanhai, who is well versed in China and the West and has a broad world outlook, has been given the cold shoulder.
Generally speaking, Guang Yi and Zhou Shuang Tan by Kang Youwei launched a profound "reform" movement in the field of modern calligraphy. Comparatively speaking, his calligraphy creation is better than that of Ruan Yuan and Bao, but personally, there is still a gap between his creation and theoretical achievements, and he is not the most outstanding practitioner of epigraphy.