People who know a little about calligraphy and painting don't know Mimi's name? This genius in the history of China painting and calligraphy has influenced several generations of painting and calligraphy lovers since the Northern Song Dynasty with his achievements in calligraphy, painting, collection, appreciation and academics, and made outstanding contributions to China culture. Xiangfan is the hometown of Mi Fei. His ancestors moved from Shanxi to settle here. Now Mizhuang in the north of Xiangfan is where his descendants live. From the birth of Mi Fei 105 1 to his mother 16, who went to Bianliang, the capital city, Mi Fei spent his childhood and adolescence in Xiangfan. He was deeply impressed by the green of the Han River, the clouds of the Fairy Mountain and the ancient city of Zhongxiu. Although he lived outside for a long time and settled in Zhenjiang (Runzhou) in his later years, he still had deep feelings for his hometown. After he became famous, he called himself "Xiangyang barbarian" and "Lumen layman", and people also called him "Mi Xiangyang". The folks in my hometown are even more proud of Mifei. Since the Yuan Dynasty, people have built temples to commemorate him. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the expansion in recent years, Migong Temple covering an area of10.6 million square meters was formed.
Migong Temple faces the Han River. The gate is a tall stone archway. Climbing up the stairs, it faces a stone landscape painting of Mifei, which is more than one meter high and more than three meters long. Through the exquisite stone carving, we feel the charm of this painting: the distant mountains are misty and rainy, the trees are simple, and they live in the huts in the wild, which is wonderful and gives people a strong artistic appeal. The tour guide said that Mifei's painting style is called "Mie's Yunshan", with few pens, but it is very vivid, which has a great influence on later painters. Unfortunately, none of his paintings have been handed down, and they are all copied from the history books of later generations, which makes people feel sorry.
The entrance is a big yard with winding trees and shady flowers. On the left side of the courtyard, there is a unique octagonal pavilion with red columns and green tiles, and the word "street pavilion" is written on it. The tour guide told us that Miffy was called a genius of painting and calligraphy, not only because of his achievements in painting and calligraphy, but also because of his distinctive personality. According to historical records, Mi Fei is not a steady and deep old pedant, but a scholar who is broad-minded, does not follow the crowd, sticks to a rut, and is a maverick. There are many legends about him, such as the famous "Mi Dian worships stones". It is said that Miffy will put his hands together when he sees strange rocks. When he was an army officer in Wuwei county, there was a strange stone statue in the courtyard, and he must bow before him every day, mumbling something; Love inkstone like life. Every time you get a strange stone inkstone, you have to sleep with it for a few days. In order to get a love stone inkstone, you have to fight for it from others. What's more, cheating on law posts and making fake paintings also happen from time to time. He's a neat freak and likes Tang costumes. This clean pavilion is a portrayal of his life personality. He claimed to be wild and uninhibited, and the world called him "Mi Dian". Later generations wrote: "Unbelievable", which is also because his fame praised his personality.
Cross the street pavilion, and you will arrive at the meeting in memory of Mi Fei. This is a temple-style gray building with a mountain gate where his people worship him. The front portrait of Mi Fei hangs in the sacrificial hall, with a horizontal plaque hanging on it: out of reach; There is a couplet hanging on both sides: Dress and the System of the Tang Dynasty, which vividly depicts Mi Fei's handsome and extraordinary artist image with romantic figures. Inscriptions commemorating the Mi Fei Dynasty are displayed in the worship hall.
After worshipping the temple, it is the famous Baojinzhai. It is said that Mi Fei was ecstatic when he got the ink of Lue Wang Post by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, and named his study "Baojinzhai". This yard is bigger than the front yard. It's a ginkgo tree in the Ming Dynasty. Its trunk is more than two meters in diameter, and its branches are flourishing. There is a statue of Mi Fei with a long beard and elegant clothes in front of Baojinzhai. On both sides of the courtyard are calligraphy steles engraved with more than 40 masterpieces of ancient calligraphers, among which Su Shi, Cai Xiang and Huang Tingjian, who are also known as the "four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty" with Mi Fei, are the majority. A large number of Mi Fei's calligraphy works, both original and rubbings, are displayed in Baojinzhai. Mifei's greatest achievement is his calligraphy. He inherited the essence of his ancestors' calligraphy. Truth, line and grass all show their elegance. Calligraphy experts say that his brushwork is profound, verve is extraordinary, ups and downs, and Morph is quick, naive and natural, without any feeling of affectation. Su Dongpo said that his calligraphy is like "a horse in a line, detached from things, calm and happy"; Huang Tingjian commented on his calligraphy, such as "a sword, a strong crossbow shoots thousands of miles". As a layman in calligraphy, I dare not comment, but I can see that his cursive and running script works are really smooth, giving people beautiful calligraphy art enjoyment.
The calligraphy sutie on display is one of Mi Fei's masterpieces. Shu embroidery is a kind of Sichuan silk. Because the lines are rough and difficult to write, unskilled people dare not ask for them. Mi Fei "came out", with a wave of his hand to the end, writing freely, with flying strength, like a duck to water. This post is changeable in pen, hidden in the front, long and thin, changeable in posture and great in change, showing a dynamic aesthetic feeling, fully embodying his unique style of "brushing words" and leaving a rare calligraphy art treasure for future generations.
Mifei's paintings and calligraphy works were already very famous at that time. "History of the Song Dynasty" records: "Inch paper figures are sold as treasures." It is even more rare to spread it to future generations. Take Mi Fei's Yan Mingshan as an example. This work is a 39-character running script inscribed by Mi Fei in the Southern Tang Dynasty for drawing the map of Yanshan Mountain in Li Houzhu. Later, his son Mi Youren wrote an inscription. This work was collected by scholars and celebrities, and then stayed in Japan. In recent years, it has returned to China. Mr. Qi Gong, a famous calligraphy master, was very excited when he saw it at the age of 90, and wrote the poem "I dedicate a pen in Xiangyang and write autumn beautifully in 800 words". This work was sold at a domestic auction for 30 million yuan. It is said that foreign prices are far more than these, which shows the artistic value of Miffy's works today.
Mi Fei's success in painting and calligraphy is the result of his talent on the one hand and his long-term efforts and fascination with painting and calligraphy on the other. Mi Youren, his son, said that he "doesn't study or get tired" every day, and he doesn't even take a break on New Year's Day. It is because of his unremitting efforts that he has made many achievements in the history of painting and calligraphy. Mifei's works on display include History of Calligraphy, History of Painting, Famous sayings of Haiyue, etc. He despised many predecessors, but never followed the old saying. He had his own unique opinions in all fields of painting and calligraphy, and was highly respected by painters of all ages.
Out of Baojinzhai, we came to Yanggaotang in the backyard, which is the tallest building in Migong Temple. It has three floors, and it is a desktop structure with double eaves, cornices upturned and carved beams and painted buildings. This is a magnificent hall. In recent years, with the prosperity of culture and art, people have made more and more in-depth research on Mi Fei's calligraphy and painting. In order to expand the influence of Mi Fei, this antique building Yanggaotang was built. This hall displays the works and research results of Mi Fei's paintings and calligraphy by scholars at home and abroad in past dynasties, especially in recent years, as well as Mi Fei's paintings and calligraphy works by some masters of painting and calligraphy, some of which are also very precious. There are towering trees, rustling bamboos, green grass, strange stones and birds and insects singing in the courtyard. Let people feel the infinite charm brought by China's painting and calligraphy art in this natural and quiet beauty.
Another important place to go to Migong Temple is the Stone Garden. Surrounded by bamboo, pine and cypress, you can savor the calligraphy and stone carvings of your ancestors on the blue brick path. Smooth pen and ink, majestic momentum, people feel the aesthetic artistic conception of calligraphy. There are more than 80 stone inscriptions in past dynasties with different styles. You can see that calligraphy lovers come from time to time, meditate in front of the monument and linger.
Migong Temple, a temple of calligraphy and painting for more than 400 years, with its rich connotation and elegant and quiet natural environment, constitutes a cultural scenic spot in the ancient city of Xiangfan, which is really worth visiting and enjoying.