Jiucheng Palace, the full name is "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription Stele", written by Wei Zheng and Ouyang Xunshu Dan, it was established in April of the sixth year of Zhenguan (632 AD). It records the discovery of spring water by Taizong when he was vacationing in Jiucheng Palace. Jiuchenggong was written by Ouyang Xun when he was seventy-five years old. His writing style is square and neat, and his structure is rigorous. It fully demonstrates the characteristics of Ou's book's precise structure and arrangement, and its roundness and elegance. There is not a loose stroke in the whole stele, and there is not a single disorder. , is Ouyang Xun's peak work. Zhao Han of the Ming Dynasty commented on this stele in "Graphite Engraving Hua" as "the first official book".


Ouyang Xun's "Jiucheng Palace/Li Hongyi Edition" (4)


[Original text] There are conflicts everywhere, disputes in buildings, and uneven terraces and pavilions. If you look up, you will see hundreds of miles away; if you look down, you will see towering mountains, with pearls and jade reflecting each other.


Four

rise

Building

Yu

glue

Ge

tower

pavilion

ginseng

Difference

admire

See

but

far away

hand over

Hundred

Searching

Down

Pro

but

Zheng

Rong

thousand

Ren

beads

jade

pay

reflect