Who wrote the three most difficult-to-recognize characters "Ancient Qinhuai" in the Confucius Temple?

The three most conspicuous characters in Nanjing Confucius Temple are the three characters "Ancient Qinhuai", and they are also the most difficult to recognize. In the past, people often could only recognize the first ancient character and make random guesses at the rest, such as Gu Du Ya, Gu Du Jing, Gu Su Jing, etc. There were endless interpretations. In fact, this ancient character written in cursive script The three characters "Qin Huai" are written in an unconventional way. People who don't know the truth can easily mistake it.

The calligraphy level of these three characters is also quite high. Some domestic calligraphers once believed that these characters embody the essence of calligraphy masters from previous generations. In fact, after guessing again and again, the answer is unexpectedly simple. The person who wrote this calligraphy was Mr. Zhang Yaohua, the mayor of Nanjing at the time. Isn’t it amazing? It turns out that the mayor at that time wrote so beautifully!

Mr. Zhang Yaohua was born in 1931. He is from Jiangsu. He has been the mayor of Nanjing since 1983. It is very elegant for a mayor to propose calligraphy for Confucius Temple. He did not blind the mayor in vain. name. The style of these three characters is very grand. Whether Mr. Zhang Yaohua created it himself or copied others, you can see his profound calligraphy skills.

However, this also caused the difficult-to-recognize phenomenon mentioned above, but later I asked Zhao Pushu to write the title again in regular script on the outside, in order to make it easier for everyone to identify and avoid misunderstandings. The joke made me feel how mysterious the Confucius Temple was and how strong the atmosphere of martial arts was.

If I have the chance, I would also like to take a look in person. After all, this calligraphy is indeed a rare and good calligraphy. Even if I take a look at the essence left by my predecessors, I will feel very excited. ah. Nanjing is also an ancient city with a very strong cultural atmosphere, and this inscription in Confucius Temple is even more representative.