The great calligraphers in ancient China include Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Su Shi, Mi Fu, Huang Tingjian and so on.

1. Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, Han nationality, was a famous calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". Langya was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), and later moved to Shanyin, Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and lived in seclusion in Jinting, Shan County in his later years. He successively served as secretary Ying, general Ningyuan, and governor of Jiangzhou. Later, he was the internal history of Kuaiji and the general on the right. His calligraphy is good at Li, Cao, Kai, Xing and other styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and hands, draws on the strengths of others, prepares various styles, and cultivates them in one furnace. He breaks away from the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties and becomes his own style with far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and healthy.

2. Ouyang Xun (557-641), courtesy name Xinben, Han nationality, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan) in the Tang Dynasty. He was a famous calligrapher and official in the Tang Dynasty and one of the four masters of regular script. Both he and Yu Shinan were famous for their calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, and they were both called "European Yu". Later generations used their calligraphy to find danger in the ordinary and most convenient for beginners, so they called it "European style".

3. Yan Zhenqing (709-August 23, 784), named Qingchen, nicknamed Xianmenzi, nicknamed Yingfang, was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi), and his ancestral home is Langya. Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing has exquisite calligraphy and is good at running and regular script. He first studied under Chu Suiliang and later under Zhang Xu, acquiring his brushwork techniques. His regular script is dignified and majestic, and his running script is powerful. He created the "Yan style" regular script and had a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun, they are known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script".