Lanting Preface: Also known as "Lanting Banquet Collection Preface", "Lanting Collection Preface", "Linhe Preface", "Ye Preface", "Ye Tie". Line calligraphy post. On March 3, the ninth year of Yonghe (AD 353) of Emperor Mu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, Xie An, Sun Chuo and other 41 people went to Lanting in Shanyin (today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang) to "repair evil spirits". At the meeting, everyone wrote poems. , with a preface by Xizhi. The preface describes the beauty of the mountains and rivers around Lanting and the joy of the party, expressing the author's feeling that good times do not last long and life and death are impermanent. The original text of the Dharma script passed down from generation to generation has twenty-eight lines and three hundred and twenty-four words. In the Tang Dynasty, it was acquired by Emperor Taizong and he was regarded as the representative of Wang Shu. He once ordered Zhao Mo and others to copy several copies and distribute them to close relatives and ministers. When Taizong died, he was buried with authentic works. Among the extant Tang Dynasty ink inscriptions, the "Shenlong version" is the most famous, and the stone carvings are most popular among the "Dingwu version". After Guo Moruo's research, he believed that the second half of the "Lanting Preface" that was passed down was gratuitous and had no similarities with Wang Xizhi's thoughts. The style of the calligraphy was also different from the epitaphs of Wang family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty that had been unearthed in recent years. It was suspected that they were forged by people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. But there are also those who disagree with it. The full text of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion":
"In the ninth year of Yonghe, when I was in Guichou, at the beginning of late spring, I gathered at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji, to prepare for the bad luck. All the virtuous people had arrived, and the young and old gathered together. Here there are high mountains and luxuriant forests and tall bamboos; there are also clear and turbulent streams, which are reflected on the left and right, making people think of the flowing water. Although there are no strings and bamboo orchestras, one cup and one chant are enough to express the tranquility of the day. The air is clear and the wind is gentle. Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the prosperity of categories, it is enough to entertain the eyes and ears. It is a joy to be with the lady and look down for a lifetime, or to hold each other's arms and talk to each other. Within a room; or because of the entrustment, wandering outside. Although there are many different choices, calmness and restlessness are different. When you are happy with what you encounter, you are content with yourself for the time being, without knowing where old age is coming. Now that we are tired, our emotions change with the situation, and we are grateful for it. It has become a trace of admiration, but we still have to be happy with it. The situation will change, and the end will come. That’s it. "Isn't it painful! Every time I look at the reasons for people's interest in the past, if they are unified, I will always express my condolences in writing, and I cannot describe it in my heart. I know that one death and life is an illusion, and the mourning of Qi Peng is an illusion. What follows? Looking at the present, we look at the past as we do today. I am sorry to hear what people said in the past. Although things are different in the world, I am interested in reading them later. .
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