Who are the famous calligraphers in China?

1, Cheng Miao created official script (Qin)

According to legend, a man named Cheng Miao created official script in Qin Dynasty. Cheng Miao started as a small official in a county and was responsible for copying relevant documents. Later, because he committed a crime, he was put into the prison of Yunyang County (now northwest of Chunhua County, Shaanxi Province) by Qin Shihuang.

In prison, there is nothing to do all day He remembered that when copying documents in the past, the characters in the Qin Dynasty were complicated and difficult to write, so he had the idea of changing the writing method of Xiao Zhuan characters.

He thought for several years in prison, and collected and studied for several years after he got out of prison. Ten years have passed. On the basis of seal script, Cheng Miao simplified the evolution of seal script, changed the original round strokes of seal script into square folds, and changed the original pictographic structure like painting into the form of strokes, so that Chinese characters could be written better than before.

2. Xiao He's Deep Thinking (Western Han Dynasty)

Xiao He, Minister of the Western Han Dynasty, helped Liu Bang to establish the Han Dynasty. Because of his merits, Liu Bang made him a commendatory minister, and later promoted him to be the prime minister. Xiao He's handwriting is very good, especially good at writing on the plaque with a bald pen. Once, Xiao He was asked to write a temple name for a newly-built palace. After three months of hard thinking, Xiao He began to write.

On the day of writing, some people heard that it took Xiao He three months to finish it, and they all came from far away to read it. See Xiao He, like going out to war, the change of the wrist seems to be in command hordes. The words written seem to be the civil servants and military commanders led by him, and the words are meticulous and imposing. All the people present were deeply moved by his wonderful pen and ink.

3. "Official books come first, so does your majesty" (Northern and Southern Dynasties)

Wang Sengqian wrote a good hand when he was young, and he was especially good at official script. As early as Liu and Song Dynasties, Song Wendi came across his white silk fan-shaped calligraphy and praised himself. He said, "This is not only beyond Wang Zijing's contribution, but also more unusual in its bone strength and appearance. Don't underestimate. "

Wang Sengqian is the fifth grandson of Wang Dao, the prime minister of Jin Dynasty, and the famous calligraphers Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi are the children and grandchildren of Wang Dao. Wang Sengqian's calligraphy has its family origin. He not only inherited his family style and wrote well, but also had his own unique views on calligraphy theory, and once wrote a book about calligraphy. So Song Wendi said.

4. Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard (Gold)

Wang Xizhi loved calligraphy since he was a child, and after decades of constant efforts, his calligraphy art finally reached the peak of transcendence, and he was known as the "book saint".

When Wang Xizhi 13 years old, he happened to find that his father had a calligraphy book of Shuo, and he stole it. His father worried that he was too young to keep the secret of the family heirloom and promised that he would teach when he grew up. Unexpectedly, Wang Xizhi knelt down and asked his father to allow him to study now. His father was very moved and finally agreed to his request.

5. Flat Bed (Gold)

Wang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher in ancient China. He is recognized as a "calligrapher" because of his high artistic attainments in calligraphy. His Preface to Lanting Collection is still loved by calligraphy lovers. Wang Xizhi is the story of "sleeping with an open stomach". Chi Jian, an official of the Jin Dynasty, sent guests to the home of Prime Minister Wang Dao to choose a son-in-law, and Wang Dao led the guests to "go to the East Room to look after the children".

The janitor came back and said to Chi Jian, "The young people in the Wangs are all nice, but when they heard that there was a son-in-law candidate, they became stiff. Only one person ate openly in the east bed, as if nothing had happened. " Chi Jian said, "This is a good son-in-law." So I married my daughter to him. This son-in-law is Wang Xizhi. This is the story that "an enlightened woman" represents choosing a husband.