Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year), whose name was Shao Yi, was originally from Linyi (present-day Shandong Province) in Langxie County, and later moved to Yin Shan (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) in Huiji County, China, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was called a book saint. Later, he worshipped the general of the right army and called him Wang Youjun. His calligraphers are Mrs. Cheng Weifu and Zhong You.

Wang Xizhi's achievements have a great influence on the history of calligraphy art, and he is praised by later generations as the crown of ancient and modern times, perfect. However, its original work has been lost, and the famous preface to Lanting Collection has been copied by later generations.

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According to legend, there is a small pool near Wang Xizhi's residence. After Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy, he washed his pen and practiced calligraphy every day. After a long time, the pool water turns black, so it can be dipped in ink directly. When Wang Xizhi was the chief of Yongjia County in Wenzhou, he once waved his hand in Mo Chi Square in Wenzhou today, so there was a pool in front of the old Lucheng District Government in Wenzhou.

Wang Xizhi's calligraphy practice changed from the popular Cao Zhang and moustache to the modern cursive, running and regular script, which was the peak of the change of calligraphy style. His calligraphy letters can be found in various books and posts in Tang Dynasty, Seventeen Posts, Japanese Funeral, Confucius and other famous works. His son Wang Xianzhi is also a calligrapher. Wang Xizhi once instructed Xie An in Chen County, and Xie An's calligraphy became a model.

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