Mao Dun: The Lessons of Graffiti

Correct handwriting and clear strokes are the basic requirements of writing. If the handwriting is scrawled (liáo), it is not only difficult to recognize, but sometimes it will make mistakes and make jokes on business trips. In this regard, grandpa Mao Dun, a famous writer, once learned a lesson when he was studying.

19 13 Summer, Mao Dun graduated from middle school and entered the first class of Peking University Preparatory School. He felt that he had done well in the exam, so he went home and waited for news. Unexpectedly, when the list was published, there was no Shen Dehong (Mao Dun's real name). Mao Dun was very disappointed. But not long after, he accidentally received the admission notice from Peking University, written by Shen Deming. Mao Dun rushed to the registration office to check the registration form, and found himself scribbling the word "Hong" like a "Ming" when filling in the list.

It touched him a lot. From then on, he wrote one by one, never rashly. Until he was in his 80 s, he wrote his memoirs, and he also wrote in block letters with a brush (K m 4 I), with clear and handsome handwriting.