"Zhencao Thousand-Character Essay" has two fonts: regular script and cursive script.

"Zhencao Qianziwen" is a four-character article written in Zhencao and Cao based on the literacy course "Qianzi" written by Zhiyong in his later years. It is convenient for beginners to read and learn characters. This type of article existed in ancient times. The Thousand-Character Essay written by Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties and ordered by Zhou Xingsi was the most widely circulated. Many of them were written by famous people and handed down to future generations.

From the perspective of the development of book history, the normative role of Zhiyong's "Zhencao Qianziwen" volume exceeds the influence of the "Xiping Stone Classic" passed down to Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Zhencao Thousand Character Essay" is rigorous in writing and meticulous in every stroke. The characters in the cursive script are separated, and the writing is skillful. The ancient meaning is still present in the elegance, and the calligraphy is both gentle, elegant and vigorous.

Song Mifu's "Haiyue Famous Sayings" commented: "Zhi Yonglin collected thousands of articles, which are beautiful, round and vigorous, and possess all aspects." Another example is Su Shi's comment: "It's so refined that it returns to the simplicity of creation." This book represents the gentle style of Nanshu in the Sui Dynasty, inheriting and summarizing the structure and cursive method of the "Er Wang" Zhengcao Liangtai. It has legally established its role as a model.

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