Read Ten Thousand Books and Travel Thousands of Miles, written by Dong Qichang, a calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty.

From: "Essays on Painting a Zen Room—Volume 2" Painting Tips: "The six methods of a painter are to make the charm vivid. The charm cannot be learned. It is known in this life. It is given by heaven, but there is also a place to learn. After reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, the dust and turbidity in the chest will be removed, and the camp will be built in the hills and valleys."

Explanation: In ancient times, Wanjuan refers to the emperor's examination papers. I studied in order to go to Beijing to take the exam and get the title on the gold medal list. It is a metaphor that you should study hard to make your talents better than others and let what you have learned be reflected in life. At the same time, you should increase your knowledge, combine theory with practice, and apply what you have learned.

Study in order to go to Beijing to take the exam and get the title on the gold list. It is a metaphor that you should study hard to make your talents better than others and let what you have learned be reflected in life. At the same time, you should increase your knowledge, combine theory with practice, and apply what you have learned.

Extended information:

Dong Qichang is good at landscape painting. He learned from Dong Yuan, Ju Ran, Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan. His brushwork is elegant, neutral, quiet and spacious; his ink is clear and meaningful. , gentle and indifferent; green color, simple and elegant. He uses Zen Buddhism as a metaphor for painting and advocates the "North and South School" theory. He is an outstanding representative of the "Huating School" and has the beauty of "face, bones and posture".

Existing works include "Dwelling in the Rocks", "Eight Scenery Pictures of Qichang in the Ming Dynasty", "Zijintang Pictures", "Bai Juyi's Pipa Play", "Cursive Poems", "Pictures and Postscripts of the Mountains on the Yanjiang River", etc. His paintings and paintings had a great influence on the painting world in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Calligraphy came in and out of Jin and Tang Dynasties, and has its own style.

"He advocates learning from the past and transforming into the ancient, but his superstitious ideas on the charm of calligraphy are even worse than those of the ancients." His work "Xihongtang Tie" (Engraved Tie). He is quite good at poetry and prose, and has written "Essays on Painting a Zen Room" and "Collected Works of Rongtai", etc.