Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy since he was a child. He worships Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Whenever he has time, he ponders the shelf structure and momentum of fonts. He thought to himself that his fingers were scratched on the skirt, and even the skirt was cut after a long time. Because of this, later generations called them "book saints".

Zhang Zhiyou is good at cursive writing. His academic spirit is very rigorous. His handwriting is different from ordinary people. He writes repeatedly on clothes and silk at home. After writing, he dyed and cut clothes. He insists on writing by the pond every day. After a long time, the water in the pond turned black, so people called him "Cao Sheng".

Wang Xizhi is determined to catch up with Zhang Zhi. While traveling around the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, he absorbed in studying the calligraphy of his predecessors and gradually formed his own unique style. After writing every day, he will go to the pond in front of his house to wash his pen and ink stone. Over time, the water in the pond turned black. People call this pond Mo Chi.

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Wang Xizhi loved calligraphy since childhood and was enlightened by his father Wang Kuang and his uncle Wang Biao. He was a good book at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, he stole the pen theory of the previous generation from his father's pillow.

Wang Kuang's good deeds and official letters; Wang Kui is good at calligraphy and painting. Wang Sengqian once commented in "On Books": "Before crossing the river to the east and the right army, Wei Xiao was the best, painting was the teacher of Jin Mingdi, and writing was the law of the right army." Wang Xizhi was deeply influenced by the Wangs in calligraphy since he was a child. Liu Duo, a rising contemporary calligrapher studying in the United States, once praised: "The only good word is Wang Xizhi".

Wang Xizhi studied under Mrs. Wei in his early years. Wei Shuo, who studied under Zhong You, inherited his method brilliantly. She taught Wang Xizhi the method of Zhong You, the method of learning calligraphy in Wei Dynasty, and her own calligraphy style and method.

Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints". ?

Wang Xizhi's original works existed before the world, and the fine copy of Tang people has always been regarded as original works. Because of its long history and long-standing reputation, Rainbow Xi's other inks have different inferences about its engraving age. Some are called Song Copy, some are suspected to be Mi Fei Copy, and more are classified as Tang Copy.

It has been recorded a lot and carved into various essays again and again. The public and private collections and circulation after the Yuan Dynasty are vivid and reliable, and their preciousness is self-evident.

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