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A calligrapher who preaches traditional culture.

Wang Xizhi was a calligrapher and writer in Jin Dynasty and a master in the history of calligraphy in China. He was born in a cultural family in Hanoi (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) and loved calligraphy and literature since childhood.

Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style is unique, forming his own unique calligraphy system, which is praised by later generations as the masterpiece of "appropriate strength, vivid charm, vigorous brushwork and far-reaching artistic conception". His calligraphy works are most famous in cursive script, which is called "Wang Xizhi's cursive script". His cursive script had a far-reaching influence on later generations and had an important influence on later calligraphers.

In addition to calligraphy, Wang Xizhi is also an outstanding writer and cultural person. His literary works are mainly prose and poetry, and his works are full of charm and emotion. He also devoted himself to cultural undertakings and participated in the compilation of important cultural works such as The Book of Jin and Shi Shuo Xin Yu.

Wang Xizhi's artistic achievement and influence surpassed his time and was honored as a "book saint" by later generations. His calligraphy works are regarded as classics in the history of China's calligraphy, which have had a far-reaching impact on the development of later calligraphy. His artistic style and creative ideas have also become the object of later calligraphers' research and imitation.

Wang Xizhi's achievements

1, Calligraphy Achievements: Wang Xizhi is one of the great masters in the history of Chinese calligraphy, and is known as the "sage of calligraphy". He has made outstanding achievements in regular script, running script and cursive script. His calligraphy works have unique style, smooth strokes, exquisite composition and profound artistic conception, which have influenced the development of calligraphy in later generations.

2. Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection: Preface to Lanting Collection is one of Wang Xizhi's most famous works and is regarded as a classic in the cultural history of China. This preface depicts the beautiful scenery of Lanting with beautiful brushstrokes, and expresses Wang Xizhi's thoughts on friendship and philosophy of life, which has become a classic in the history of China literature.

3. calligraphy theory's contribution: Wang Xizhi made an important theoretical contribution to the development of China's calligraphy. He put forward the calligraphy concept of "vivid charm" and "natural statutes", emphasizing that calligraphy should have vivid charm and natural statutes, which influenced the creative thoughts and aesthetic concepts of later calligraphers.

4. Cultural inheritance: Wang Xizhi actively promoted the inheritance and development of China traditional culture through his calligraphy creation and cultural activities. His calligraphy works are widely spread all over the world, influencing later calligraphers and cultural figures, and becoming an important tradition of China's calligraphy art.