Zhiyong, a monk between the Chen and Sui Dynasties, whose name was Faji and whose surname was Wang, was from Kuaiji. He was good at calligraphy, especially cursive calligraphy. He is the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi and the successor of Wang Xizhi's fifth son Wang Huizhi. A monk from Yongxin Temple in Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), he is known as "Yong Zen Master".


He often lives in the Book Pavilion of Yongxin Temple and studies calligraphy near the pond. Studying behind closed doors for thirty years. He first learned calligraphy from Xiao Ziyun, and later followed his ancestor Wang Xizhi as his sect, studying calligraphy in the book pavilion of Yongxin Temple for 30 years. Zhi Yongmiao passed down the family method and was very energetic. Few calligraphers in the Sui and Tang Dynasties came to study.


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Spring couplets collected by Zhiyong, Wang Xizhi and Zhao Mengfu

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