Wang Xizhi: Calligraphy’s Eternal Spirit in Linyi

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This documentary revisits the life of historical figures by showcasing their former residences, significant sites, and reimagined scenes through hand-drawn animation.
Focusing on WANG Xizhi—a towering figure in the history of Chinese calligraphy—the film highlights his cultural legacy and ongoing influence in his hometown, Linyi. Through real-life stories that reflect contemporary social values, the documentary draws a connection between past and present.
It was awarded at the 5th Outstanding Works of Social Science Popularization and Application in Shandong Province.
This is the village of Baisha Buzhen in Linyi City, Shandong Province.
There is a royal ancestral hall here.
It is the ancestral hall of the royal family of Langya.
Wang Youzhong is the 53rd grandson of Wang Lanyi of the royal family of Langya.
Every year in the early spring and early summer,
Wang Youzhong and other descendants of the royal family will hold a ritual here.
For all the ancestors of the past generations,
all the elders, all the young people,
we welcome you here.
Wang Huazhong, Wang Zhongyong, Wang Dongli, Xiang Yang.
The local people have this custom.
On March 3rd and September 9th,
every year on March 3rd and September 9th,
there will be a ritual of worship.
I have re-organized a cultural research meeting of the royal family of Langya in Lanshan District.
This research meeting focuses on the ancestors of the royal family of Langya.
After its establishment,
the main purpose is to restore the ancestral hall of the royal family of Langya.
This is the first step.
The second step is to cultivate the ancestors of the royal family of Langya.
Because there is no systematic family tradition all over the country.
So this family tradition is also a part of the past.
Because Wang Xizhi is not only a member of the royal family,
but also a member of society.
So the organization of Wang Xizhi's research meeting
is not only a member of the royal family,
but also a member of society.
The descendants are very fond of the ancestors' ancestors.
This is because in the royal family,
there is Wang Xiang, who was conferred the title of head of the twenty-four schools
because he served in the army.
Another famous person in the world
is Wang Xizhi, who was conferred the title of scholar.
He became a cultural celebrity in Chinese history.
More than 1,500 years ago,
in the year of Tang Zhenguan,
Xiao Yi disguised himself as a scholar
and came to Yongxin Temple in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
Every day he went to the temple to see the murals
and attracted the attention of the great monk Biancai.
Biancai is the descendant of Wang Xizhi's seventh grandson,
Seng Zhiyong.
Wang Xizhi's true skill, Lan Tingxu,
is hidden in his hands.
But Biancai is like a treasure,
never a person.
Xiao Yi used the Shandong accent to chat with him.
He played the zither, wrote poetry, and sang.
Soon, the two became familiar.
On the next evening,
Biancai left Xiao Yi alone in his room
and went to bed like a close friend.
Xiao Yi took out two or three books
of Wang Xizhi's books from his pocket.
Biancai read them and said
that the books were authentic, but not exquisite.
Xiao Yi sighed.
Although Lan Tingxu was there,
he could not see him again.
During Biancai's time,
he took a book from the beam
and gave it to him.
After Xiao Yi read it,
he pointed out
that Lan Tingxu was fake.
A few days later,
when Biancai was not there,
Xiao Yi stole Lan Tingxu,
who was like a treasure to Biancai.
The picture of Lan Tingxu
painted by Yan Lipen
is located in the Liaoning Museum.
It depicts the story of Lan Tingxu.
People may not think that
the thief behavior of Xiao Yi
is an official action.
But the person behind it
is Li Shimin,
The founder of the Tang Dynasty
used such an unbearable method
to steal Lan Tingxu.
It was because of his
ardent pursuit of Lan Tingxu
that he reflected his
extreme admiration for Wang Xizhi.
He wrote a book
about Wang Xizhi.
In the book,
he said that
Wang Yishao,
Yishao is the name of Wang Xizhi.
After the Tang Dynasty,
Wang Xizhi was
adored and loved
Therefore,
he established his
supreme position
in the history of Chinese calligraphy.
San Xitang,
located in Xinuan Pavilion,
Yangxin Hall,
is the study of Emperor Qianlong.
Qianlong collected
three ancient inkstones
Two of them
were Wang Xizhi's
Quaixue Stone Green Post
and his son Wang Xianzhi's
Mid-Autumn Post.
In Linyi City,
which is known as
the holy place of calligraphy,
Wang Xizhi was
deeply influenced by the local people.
In addition to the
Xizhi Guju,
the Xizhi Bingguan,
Xizhi Lu,
Xi Yanzhi Primary School,
and many calligraphy schools
and Linli calligraphy shops,
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy
from generation to generation,
including our old city,
including our surrounding countryside.
This should be
passed down from history.
The old people
like calligraphy.
It has been like this for generations.
Before the reform and opening up,
Linyi's calligraphy
often held small activities
to communicate with the people.
Some calligraphers
were especially respected
by the society.
In addition to talent,
can't be separated from
the cultivation of good teachers.
In Luo Xixiang, Linyi,
the calligraphy class of
82-year-old Li Jincheng
has been held for more than 30 years.
Li Jincheng
has been teaching calligraphy for a lifetime.
He also wrote a song
to practice calligraphy.
I have been studying calligraphy
for two years.
I have been studying calligraphy
for two years.
I have been studying calligraphy
for two years.
Wow!
Knowing calligraphy
knowing calligraphy.
styles of calligraphy.
This is Tan Bai Wang Xi Zhi, a member of the Japanese Nanyang Student Union.
Nanyang Student Union, Nanyang University.
So you can see that Wang Xi Zhi's influence has come to Linyi.
In 1989, Jiangtai was liberated.
He had a good relationship with the Japanese Jiangtai.
For the first time, he came to Xi'an.
For the second time, he came to Shanghai and Dongjing.
So Wang Xi Zhi's influence is very strong here.
In other countries, such as South Korea,
we call him Tan Bai Wang Xi Zhi.
We like him.
So Wang Xi Zhi's influence is very strong here.
Every time a new student comes,
in the first class,
the old man's opening line is
One stroke, one stroke, learn to write.
One stroke, one stroke, learn to be a man.
One day, one night, work hard.
Every year at the beginning of September,
the Shusheng Cultural Festival will be held in Linyi as scheduled.
Various books, paintings, exhibitions,
and cultural products exhibitions,
special performances, etc.
are all held.
The rich cultural resources in Shusheng
become a huge wealth for the people of Linyi.
Since 2003,
the first Shusheng Cultural Festival has been held.
This event has become
an important cultural brand in China.
It activates a pool of spring water
At the age of 12,
he started to learn the fast Shandong books.
He is an actor in Linyi City.
He gets up early in the morning to read books.
This is his daily homework.
Xi Yan Pool
Located on the street of Xi Yan in Linyi City,
is located in the old residence of Wang Xizhi.
It is widely spread in the local area
that Wang Xizhi temporarily studied
the legend of Chishui Jinmu.
It is said that after Wang Xizhi studied hard in his youth,
he often went to the pool to wash the inkstone.
After a long time,
a pool of spring water became a pool of ink.
In ancient times, it was called the ink pool.
Now,
there is also an ink pool
The legend of the ink pool
and the old residence of Wang Xizhi in Linyi City
are exactly the same.
A thousand years later,
we may not be able to find out
where is the place where Wang Xizhi
studied hard in his youth.
However,
this is not important.
The spirit of studying hard
and studying hard
conveyed by the story of the ink pool
is the essence of calligraphy art.
Walking into the calligraphy square in the center of Linyi City,
the sculpture of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi
is immediately eye-catching.
Here,
the locals call it
a calligraphy class without walls.
Every day,
many people from Linyi City
or tourists from other places
come here
or walk between the squares
to view the famous calligraphy works
or the famous works
of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi.
In China,
calligraphy as an art
is not an artist's specialty.
From young children with curly hair
to old people in their teens,
from colleges to hospitals,
from state institutions to factories,
calligraphy has become
the spiritual home of many Chinese people.
In Xizhi Valley,
the people here
have different ideas
about calligraphy.
It's like when you're young,
you fall in love with a girl
or a girl you like.
You think she's beautiful
when you hold her hand.
You like her in your heart.
Sometimes,
they say,
you worship her.
In our eyes,
she's very cute.
As the sun sets,
when the lights turn on,
near the statue of Wang Xizhi
in Linyi People's Square,
a group of figures
appear one by one.
These 60-70-year-old people
take a bucket of water
and dip their pens in it.
On the bricks of the square,
there's a lot of dust.
This is called earthenware.
Earth is made of paper.
Water is made of coal.
It's written on the ground.
It's very useful
for the elderly
to exercise in the morning and evening.
It's very useful
for children to learn.
This is the old cadre culture center
A group of 60-70-year-old retirees
practice calligraphy here
This is a big pot.
This is a brick.
This is not a brick.
These two are one.
As for calligraphy,
I was influenced by my family since I was a child.
My grandfather and grandmother
wrote very well.
I love calligraphy.
So we are here
because our ancestors are calligraphers.
We should write well.
If we don't write well,
I am not only sorry for you, but also sorry for Su Xian.
At that time, some people in our university
wrote a memorandum of understanding.
This memorandum of understanding had a great impact.
Not only in the provincial level, but also in the national level.
We sent a lot of people to Beijing to hold a meeting.
It was a special meeting to train the students.
Now in Beijing and Hebei, there are a lot of calligraphy workshops.
I think calligraphy has improved a lot.
After writing, I don't forget anything.
My mind is very quiet.
After writing, I appreciate myself.
I think it's good.
It's a sense of accomplishment.
After the reform and opening up,
I often went to calligraphy exhibitions.
When I saw the calligraphy exhibition,
I was very excited when I finished my work.
I thought it would be a shame if I didn't write.
In 2009, I went to Nanyang University.
I applied for a job there.
At that time, I was only 8 years old.
I was not at the stage of learning calligraphy.
The more I wrote, the more interested I became.
Su Hangyu is a fifth-year student of Xi Yanchi Primary School.
After school in Beijing,
she has to go to a calligraphy tutoring class nearby
to practice for an hour.
The school is opposite to Xi Yanchi Primary School.
The specialty of the school is calligraphy.
She has a special calligraphy class.
I didn't accept this class before.
After the class, she liked calligraphy very much.
She wanted to practice calligraphy very much.
After school in the afternoon,
she went to study calligraphy for an hour.
There is a special calligraphy classroom in the school.
My whole family supports her study of calligraphy.
Especially her grandfather.
I think it can cultivate a girl's quiet personality.
Cultivate her mind.
It can train her patience and perseverance.
The calligraphy she has been practicing is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
This is a second-class award
from the Shu Sheng Wen Fang Cheng Shu Sheng Bei Sha Er Shu Hua Da Sai.
At that time, I won this award when I wrote Lan Ting Xu.
This is the 15th Lin Ying Shu Sheng Wen Fang Festival.
Lin Ying is a youth calligrapher.
She won this award.
This is Lan Ting Xu.
This is the Shu Er Shu Hua Da Sai Award.
These are all the awards I won when I wrote Lan Ting Xu.
These trophies, awards and calligraphy works
are the achievements of Xi Yan Chi Primary School.
This school is one of the 31 Wang Xizhi School of Calligraphy
established by the Shandong Provincial Calligrapher Association.
The calligraphy training and education
started from a baby
and introduced calligraphy education into the classroom.
It has become an important component
of the advancement of quality education in primary and secondary schools.
It has become the consensus of more and more educators.
Calligraphy has also entered the classrooms of many universities.
Every year's Shu Sheng Wen Hua Festival,
there will be some rare calligraphy works
exhibited in Lin Ying Art Museum.
Liu Xinlong, a calligrapher majoring in calligraphy at Lin Ying University,
will not give up this opportunity.
He moved the class to here.
It's very well written.
It's very, very, how should I say?
It's a good atmosphere.
Do you know the word, good atmosphere?
A good atmosphere is like a family.
After learning, ask questions,
encourage the people and be the center of the court.
This is a good atmosphere.
How do you say it?
If you want to change, you can't change, you have to change.
Such a high-level person
is still a lot among some critics.
He has a lot of shortcomings.
If we look at it today,
he has a lot of shortcomings.
As an event of Shu Sheng Wen Hua Festival,
the calligraphy exhibition
jointly held by Lin Ying University
and Japan National Fukuoka University
attracted many audiences.
The third Chinese and Japanese art calligraphy
and calligraphy exchange exhibition
of Jin Yu Shanbei.
Modern society,
although we no longer use pencils
as our main writing tool,
calligraphy as an art
still has great vitality.
Not only in the Chinese cultural circle,
but also in the world,
Wang Xizhi and his calligraphy and art
are still followed by many fans.
Wang Xizhi is the origin of Japanese calligraphy.
Even now, in high school,
in the education of calligraphy,
he always studies Japanese calligraphy.
He is a Japanese student,
so he knows the letters
such as Lan Di Zhong and
Zhu Shi Zhong.
Deeply rooted
in the Chinese culture,
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and art
have basically formed
a relatively independent
academic and artistic system.
The life of Chinese culture
is particularly prominent
in calligraphy and art.
Calligraphy and art
focus on the infinite wisdom
of the Chinese people,
great creativity
and traditional cultural spirit.
We have three books,
Wang Xizhi's,
Lan Di Xiong's,
Yan Zhengqing's,
Ji Zhigao's,
Sun Yubo's,
and Han Shishi's.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy
is a classic
chosen by history.
His aesthetic value
is not transferred
by modern people's will.
He himself is very objective.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy
has become
the subject of his
creative work.
For example,
I am a calligrapher.
My calligraphy
expresses my will,
my aesthetic sentiment,
my thoughts,
and my life.
His Lan Di Xiong's
is a range
of his art.
Wang Xizhi
is the top
in Chinese calligraphy history.
He not only
pushed Zhang Cao's calligraphy
to the top,
but also
created Han calligraphy.
Although
his calligraphy
is rare,
his calligraphy art
and spirit
remain
glorious
for generations.
