Qigong (1912--2005) Manchu, a famous contemporary Chinese calligrapher and painter, master of Chinese studies, connoisseur and poet. He once served as associate professor and professor at Beijing Normal University, chairman of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, director of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History, and doctoral supervisor. Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Founding Chairman of the World Federation of Chinese Calligraphers and Painters, Advisor to the Buddhist Association of China, the Palace Museum, and the National Museum, and President of Xiling Seal Society.

Qi Gong Lin's "Lanting Preface"



[Appendix] Shenlong version of "Lanting Preface" (Feng Chengsu's facsimile version)




[Introduction to Lanting Preface]


Wang Xizhi's running script is like flowing clouds and flowing water, among which Lantingxu is the best. On March 3, the ninth year of Yonghe reign of Emperor Mu of Jin Dynasty, Youjun officials visited Shanyin and gathered with Sun Tongcheng, Xie An and other 41 people at Lanting in Shanyin, Kuaiji. The ritual of cultivating the body. While drinking and composing poems, he took advantage of the excitement and wrote a preface with a specially selected rat whisker pen and silkworm cocoon paper to record the grand event. There are a total of 324 words, of which 20 "Zhi" names have different postures. and beauty. The writing of this post is like divine help, and it has the reputation of "beautiful, vigorous and unrivaled".


Youjun passed it on to his descendants until the seventh generation, Sun Zhiyong, and left it to Benzai. Later, he was "cheated" into the inner court by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong was so fascinated by his calligraphy that he ordered the calligrapher Zhao Mo and others to make several copies. The authentic works were given to the king and ministers and were buried with him in Zhaoling. During the reign of Empress Wu, Yunhuan excavated it, and the original work was recovered and kept in Xuanzong's inner palace. The carved stone was placed in the Academy of Scholars and was called "Dingwulan Xu". It died after the Song and Jin Dynasties. However, this version is different from the ink version handed down today, and it is difficult to determine what it originally looked like.


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【Explanation】


In the ninth year of Yonghe, when he was in Guichou, at the beginning of late spring, he met at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji, to do bad luck. All the talented people have arrived, and the young and old have gathered together. Here there are high mountains, luxuriant forests and tall bamboos; there are also clear and turbulent streams, reflecting them to the left and right, which make them look like flowing water. Although it is not as prosperous as silk and bamboo orchestral music, one drink and one chant are enough to express the secret love.


On that day, the sky was clear and the wind was gentle and gentle. I looked up at the vastness of the universe and looked down at the prosperity of categories. Therefore, wandering around and wandering my mind was enough to provide great visual and auditory entertainment. I believe it is a joy.


The lady's relationship with her lasts a lifetime, or she takes her into his arms and talks to each other in the same room; Although there are many choices and choices, calmness and impatience are different. When you are happy with what you encounter, you get what you have for the time being, and you are happy and contented, not knowing that old age is coming. When I am tired of what I am doing, my emotions change with the situation, and I am filled with emotion. The admiration for it and the admiration of it have become old traces, but I still cannot help but feel happy about them. The situation will be shortened and changed, and it will eventually end. The ancients said: "Death and life are also big things." Isn't it painful?


Every time I look at the reasons for people's interest in the past, if they are combined into one, I will not fail to express my condolences in writing, which cannot be expressed in my heart. I know that death and rebirth are just illusions, and mourning for Qi Peng is an illusion. The future looks upon the present, just as the present looks upon the past. Sad husband! Therefore, I listed people from that time and recorded what they said. Although things are different in different times, I am interested in them and they are consistent. Those who view it later will also feel the elegance.