A great event happened in the book circle these two days. Zhou Huijun, a famous female calligrapher, drove back to Yaochi at the age of 83. The loss of a tradition in the book circle makes people cry. This old man who has contributed his life to the development of calligraphy has never lived past the 84-year-old mark mentioned by the older generation. There is a folk saying that "seventy-three and eighty-four Rebecca don't ask themselves to go", which means that these two age groups are a pass for the elderly, and they will live for many years after that. Although it is a pity, for the average person, 83 years old is a long life. It is true that calligraphy has the function of keeping in good health.

Although it is common for calligraphers to be over 80 years old, even 100 years old, Mr. Zhou Huijun is special. When she was in primary school, she once climbed a mountain with her friends. On the way, she was caught in a heavy rain, soaked to the skin, and then had a high fever. After treatment, my condition eased, but the root of the disease fell, and I suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis. Since junior high school, I have frequent attacks, joint pain and swelling, and I can't squat or stand for a long time. After graduating from high school, she was admitted to Shanghai University of Science and Technology. After only a few months of study, she had to drop out of school and go home because of severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Teacher Zhou, who was at home after recovering from illness, devoted herself wholeheartedly to the study of traditional calligraphy, which also alleviated the pain brought to her by the illness. In this way, a sick person hugged traditional calligraphy tightly until Mr. Zhou died at the age of 83, and her fate with calligraphy finally came to a satisfactory end. This process can be said to be very difficult. When Mr. Zhou was seriously ill, he enjoyed a long life because of his persistent calligraphy practice, which fully proved that traditional calligraphy has a special health-preserving function.

In fact, the health-preserving effect of calligraphy has long been proved by calligraphers of all ages. Taking the Tang Dynasty as an example, Ou Yangxun, the pioneer of regular script in Europe, lived to 84 years old; Yan Zhenqing, the founder of Yan-ti regular script, lived to be 75 years old, but he was still killed by the rebels. If he had not been killed by the rebels, it would not have been impossible for him to live to 100 at the age of 75. Liu Gongquan, who created Liu Tikai's book, lived to the age of 87; In addition, Yu Shinan lived to be 80 years old; Xu Hao lived 79 years.

Throughout the Tang Dynasty, calligraphers in their seventies and eighties were everywhere, and even later generations enjoyed longevity. Take modern times as an example. Wu Changshuo, who was good at painting and calligraphy, lived to the age of 83. Qi Baishi was also good at painting and calligraphy, and lived to be 93 years old. Yu Youren, known as the contemporary sage of grass, lived to the age of 85. Qigong lived to 93 years old. These long-lived old gentlemen fully proved that calligraphy has a miraculous effect on health preservation.

Why can traditional calligraphy keep in good health? First of all, calligraphy originated from Taoism and became Confucianism. Taoism itself is good at keeping in good health. Calligraphy, as a Taoist art, is difficult to keep in good health. In specific practice, it is very necessary to be calm when practicing calligraphy. Mr. Qi Gong, a famous calligrapher, said: "If you are careless, you will accomplish nothing;" Although the book is a path, it needs to be quiet. Don't underestimate the word "quiet", a classic of Chinese medicine and a Taoist classic, Huangdi Neijing, which says: nothing is indifferent, and the true qi follows; Hide the spirit in it to stay away from the disease? Calligraphy is designed according to Taoist thought, and the process of practice is the process of inward pursuit to calm and calm the true qi. From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to regard calligraphy as health preservation.

Of course, the health-preserving calligraphy mentioned here refers to traditional calligraphy, modern innovative calligraphy, artistic calligraphy, calligraphy art, and even ugly books and messy books. The reason is that these so-called calligraphy, in fact, is guided by western artistic concepts, with eye-catching as energy, manic and restless, and has lost the effect of health preservation.

Although Mr. Zhou's death is a great loss in the book world, it is a little gratifying that Mr. Zhou benefited from traditional calligraphy and lived a long life in his illness. At the same time, her virtue makes the evergreen tree of calligraphy more vibrant. Calligraphy made Mr. Zhou Huijun, and Mr. returned the calligraphy.