Executive summary

"Preface to Chu Suiliang's Sacred Teachings of the Wild Goose Pagoda: Ancient Poems in Chu Style" edited by Wang Xueliang is a practical calligraphy collection that builds a bridge from calligraphy copying to creation for calligraphy enthusiasts. Collecting calligraphy and writing calligraphy has been around since ancient times. For example, the "Preface to the Holy Religion" written by the Tang Dynasty monk Huairen in the running script of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi was able to produce such fine carvings and lifelike shapes under the handicraft conditions at that time, which all revealed the artistic stature and accomplishment of the author. We are still amazed by the good intentions. Many calligraphy enthusiasts hope to try calligraphy creation after experiencing calligraphy copying. Due to the limitations of the text on ancient inscriptions, many collections of copybooks focus on idioms and couplets, which is difficult to meet the needs of calligraphy enthusiasts who want to create more words. The Chinese Ancient Poetry Collection Copybook series uses computer-assisted means to select and compile eighteen popular ancient poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties for readers to write and create. "Preface to the Holy Religion of Chu Suiliang's Wild Goose Pagoda: Ancient Poems in Chu Style" has the following characteristics: 1. The selected model characters in the original version of the stele are reversed in black and white, appropriately enlarged and partially corrected, so that they maintain the original style of the stele. It also has the feel of ink marks, which is convenient for readers to further copy and practice. 2. For the model characters in the original inscriptions that cannot be selected in a collection, select relevant radicals in other characters in this inscription, and combine them reasonably based on the rules and charm of the original inscriptions, so that they can be unified and coordinated with the ready-made collection of characters and the entire work. 3. Some examples of commonly used calligraphy forms, collection of characters, and basic knowledge of creation are selected so that writers can fully understand the basic methods of creation.

Table of contents

calligraphy form
nave
banner
Dou Fang
draped horizontally
fan
couplet
Collection of ancient poems
Wang Bo in the Mountains (Tang Dynasty)
Climbing the Stork Tower (Tang Dynasty) Wang Zhihuan
Lu Chai (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei
Zhuli Pavilion (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei
Birdsong Stream (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei
Quiet Night Thoughts (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
Sentence (Tang Dynasty) Du Fu
Eight Formations (Tang Dynasty) Du Fu
Saixiaqu (Tang Dynasty) Lu Lun
Those who seek hermitage will not meet Jia Dao (Tang Dynasty)
A Guest in the Mountains (Tang Dynasty) Zhang Xu
Early Departure from Baidicheng (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
Yellow Crane Tower Sends Meng Haoran to Guangling (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
Looking at Tianmen Mountain (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
Night Mooring at Maple Bridge (Tang Dynasty) Zhang Ji
Shanxing (Tang Dynasty) Du Mu
Autumn Borer in the Mountain (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei
Happy Rain on a Spring Night (Tang Dynasty) Du Fu