Yan Zhenqing is one of the famous calligraphers in my country. The regular script font style he created has very high artistic characteristics and has an important influence on the development of Chinese font forms. Nowadays, his calligraphy fonts are widely studied and copied by people. Below are the copybooks I compiled to appreciate Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy and regular script works. Appreciation of Yan Zhenqing's regular calligraphy calligraphy

Yan Zhenqing (709-August 23, 784), courtesy name Qingchen, nicknamed Xianmenzi, nicknamed Yingfang, was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). His ancestral home is Langya Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). Secretary Jian Yan was the grandson of the fifth generation of ancient Shigu and the younger brother of Situ Yan Gaoqing. He was a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.

Pictures of copybooks of Yan Zhenqing’s brush and regular script works

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 "Yan Ti" regular script and had a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun, they are called the "Four Masters of Regular Script". Together with Liu Gongquan, it is also known as Yanliujiang, and is also known as Yanjinliugujiang. He is also good at poetry and prose, including "Yunhai Jingyuan", "Liyue Collection", "Wuxing Collection", "Luling Collection" and "Linchuan Collection", all of which are lost. The Song Dynasty people compiled "Yan Lu Gong Ji".

Yan Zhenqing’s literary achievements

The works written by Yan Zhenqing in "The Collection of Yan Zhenqing" , most of which are practical texts, with forthright and generous words, direct and powerful ideas, vivid and touching, and played a role in promoting the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty. "On Baiguan Lun Shi Shu" and "Shu Shu Shu" with Guo Pu, which were praised by later generations, have grand and melancholy words and words of loyalty, which fully reflect Yan Zhenqing's loyalty, uprightness and integrity.