Shu Tong's Calligraphy Achievements

Shu Tong is the inheritor and pioneer of calligraphy in China, the founder and the first chairman of China Calligraphers Association, and later served as the honorary chairman of the second and third sessions, and the honorary president of China Old People's Calligraphy and Painting Research Association. Chairman Mao Zedong praised him as "a calligrapher of the Red Army, a pen in the Party" and a master of contemporary calligraphy.

Shu Tong is the inheritor and pioneer of calligraphy in China. He loved calligraphy since he was a child, and studied calligraphy at the age of 5. At the age of 14, he won the reputation of "prodigy" and "Dongxiang genius". I have systematically visited ancient monuments and learned from Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and other famous artists. However, I have learned from them, respected the law and sought new changes, paid attention to its essence, made bold attempts, gradually formed my own calligraphy style, and established a famous "calligraphy style", which is highly respected at home and abroad. His calligraphy is broad, dignified, round, versatile, old and heavy, and his strokes are smooth and smooth. The so-called "calligraphy style" is to start from the "two kings", take the strengths of each family as the basis, make it round and muddy, use the power of hiding the front, combine the skillful with the clumsy, and borrow the past for the present. This "seven-and-a-half points" can be said to be the essence of Shu-style characters, with one point for Kai, Xing, Cao, Zhuan and Li, and one point for Yan and Liu, which make up half, which is called "seven-and-a-half points".

The font of "seven and a half" fully embodies the profound connotation and characteristics of Shu-style characters. It should be said that the formation of calligraphy is not only the hard exploration of calligraphy, but also the tempering of will and perseverance. Shu Tong's career as a Mohist lasted nearly 80 years, from his fame in the countryside at the age of 0/4 to his death at the age of 93. In the long years, whether it is the battlefield filled with smoke or the turmoil of the "ten-year catastrophe", whether it is in the busy work or in the struggling "bullpen", he has forged an indissoluble bond with calligraphy and has never stopped his artistic research and practice. Comfortable and powerful, soft outside and rigid inside, broad and dignified, graceful and generous, with its unique style, reflecting the revolutionary situation and general tolerance, deeply cherished by people. Nowadays, relaxing body has been input into computer and widely used in newspapers, publications, movies and television, showing its unique charm.

Shu Tong has been engaged in propaganda work in regiments and divisions since he joined the Red Army. After the tense war, he devoted himself to calligraphy and calligraphy. When the Red 1 Army marched into northern Shaanxi, they wrote big slogans all the way, which made them covered in lime and burned many holes in their clothes. On the March, there was no pen and paper, so Shu Tong picked up the branches and pulled them on the ground. When riding a horse, I will also pull my fingers on my trouser legs. Once seen by Mao Zedong, he smiled and said, "Shu Tong, you have become a calligrapher on horseback." Since then, the reputation of "calligrapher on horseback" has spread.

1936, when the red army arrived in Xunyi county under the jurisdiction of the government of the northern Shaanxi border region, in order to unite the anti-Japanese war, China * * * proposed to invite a local former Qing Hanlin to serve as a senator in the border region. Old Master Q said, "I can't talk to uneducated people" and refused to attend. After Mao Zedong knew it, he asked Shu Tong to write him a letter in the name of the Central Committee to publicize our party's ideas on the anti-Japanese United front. After reading the letter, the former Qing dynasty veteran claimed to be convinced: "The words are beautiful and gentle. I didn't expect * * * producers to have talents! " I will go out to participate in politics soon.

China Anti-Japanese Military and Political University 1936 was established in Yan 'an, and the comrades in charge of the preparation asked Mao Zedong to write a school card. At this time, Mao Zedong was busy writing "On Practice", but he couldn't spare the time at the moment, so he always recommended: "Go and ask Shu Tong of 1 Corps to write it. His handwriting is very good! Thank you very much. " In this way, Shu Tong, then director of the Political Department of the 4th Division of Red 1 Legion, was ordered to write the school card of "China Anti-Japanese Military and Political University", and also wrote the school motto of "unity, tension, seriousness and vividness" on the left and right sides of the gate. Since then, Shu Tong's reputation has become a household name in the whole party and army.

He Xiangning once said: "The state has two pens, the Kuomintang has Yu Youren, and the producer has Shu Tong. I prefer Shu Tong. "

Shu Tong is a prolific calligrapher. For decades, his calligraphy has spread all over the country, especially in Feixian, Yan Zhenqing's hometown, where many of his Mo Bao works have been handed down from generation to generation. 1959, Shu Tong went to Feixian to inspect the water conservancy project, and was asked to write five characters "Xujiaya Reservoir" (each word is 100 cm high and 80 cm wide). These five words are dignified and generous, vigorous and powerful. It reflects that he lived in the Great Leap Forward era, observed the people's feelings and was deeply moved by the people's enthusiasm for building water conservancy projects. Just arrived in Shandong Province to appoint 1 secretary, and it is useful, which makes Chunfeng very proud; In his fifties, he is in the prime of life, with fluent brushwork, hearty brushwork and earth-shattering spirit. Shu Tong once said before his death: "xujiaya reservoir" is the biggest word he wrote in his life, and it is also his most satisfactory word, and it is also well carved. Although these five words are not inscribed, people can recognize Shu Tong at a glance. The stone tablet of "xujiaya reservoir" erected beside the spillway gate of the dam is not only a famous calligraphy tablet, but also a historical monument, which has become a historical relic symbol of the national pearl Days Mirror Lake, a famous tourist attraction in Feixian County.

Shu Tong is called the People's Calligrapher because he is a red calligrapher on horseback, with a high position and no official position. He is knowledgeable and has no pride. No matter who asks questions, he will answer them one by one Therefore, after the reform and opening up, Feixian people visited Mo Bao many times, and Mr. Shu Tong wrote titles such as "Banta Middle School", "Langya Xihe Ink Factory" and "Feixian Theater", which made Mo Bao a rare treasure. He has published Shu Tong's copybook (divided into three volumes: Kai, Xing and Cao), Shu Tong's Calligraphy and Shu Tong's Calligraphy Art, etc.