Dong Qichang is known as "Xing Zhang Mi Dong" in calligraphy, which means he is ranked with Linyi Xing Dong, Jinjiang Zhang Ruitu and Xutian Mi Zhong. When he was 17 years old, he began to learn calligraphy and wrote Yan Zhenqing's "Pagoda of Many Treasures". When he was 22 years old, he learned painting from Huang Gongwang. Later, he studied from various schools. This practice of learning from the ancients continued for 80 years and stayed with him throughout his life. He extensively absorbed the strengths of various schools of thought in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties and made careful explorations, which enabled him to achieve artistic achievements in calligraphy and painting that surpassed those of the ancients.


"Eight Poems of the Tian Family"

Author: Chu Guangxi

When spring comes, Cang Geng sings, and he speaks thinly to the Tianshu.
Unable to work on his own, he forced himself to marry his neighbor's daughter.
Since I want to have children and grandchildren, I also think about Guangtian Garden.
When we are free, we look at each other and laugh, and we are happy and happy.
Climb the Xiaotai every night and look south at Dongting Zhu.
The grass is covered with frost and dew, and the autumn mountains ring with anvils and pestles.
But I am envious that in my old age, I had nothing to gain from my love.



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