"Shu" means "writing", "fashu" means "well-written calligraphy", and "calligraphy" means "a science related to writing". This is Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s perception of calligraphy in nearly half his life. As a modern calligrapher, educator and well-known scholar, he is well known to people.

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's representative works "Ouyang Zhongshi's Selected Poems by Shen Peng" and "Zhongshi's Night Reading of Ci Notes" are acclaimed and classic literary works in the literary and calligraphy circles. Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi has a very high level of literature, art and calligraphy. He also served as a librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History. In the calligraphy circle, he is a master who builds contemporary calligraphy and expands the scope of art.

A weather-beaten growth experience

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi was born in a turbulent time - the 1820s. The turbulent political situation at that time made it difficult for ordinary people to survive. , let alone reading and studying. However, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, who was born in turbulent years, did not give up his desire for knowledge and books. His perseverance was the reason why he was later admitted to the Department of Philosophy of Peking University.

In 1954, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi was admitted to the Philosophy Department of Peking University and studied under the master of philosophy Jin Yuelin. At that time, the People's Republic of China was impoverished and had a lot of waste waiting to be revitalized. Among them, the lack of education was the most serious. After graduating from the Philosophy Department of Peking University, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi chose to devote himself to the education career of New China and dedicated his light and heat.

As calligraphy education gradually gained attention and the calligraphy industry recovered, he made the move to invest in the calligraphy education industry. Since Ouyang Zhongshi studied under masters such as Jin Yuelin during his schooling, he has very unique insights and experiences in traditional culture and understanding of the calligraphy industry, and his own cultural heritage is also quite high.

This is also the reason why Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi was able to excel in the calligraphy education industry in New China at that time. In his educational career day after day, year after year, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy cultural heritage has continued to improve, and his handwriting has also been practiced day after day, year after year, and his handwriting has reached the peak of perfection.

He once said something like this: "Chinese calligraphy education is not a personal undertaking. I am willing to work with my friends to push it forward." This sentence has been followed for nearly half his life. , Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi dedicated his youth to grassroots education in middle schools and burned his years for the students.

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s conscientiousness and sincerity and patience in treating students have made him very popular among students and won their respect.

2. Everyone in the field of calligraphy

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s calligraphy achievements come from his own thoughts and feelings gained during his long-term grassroots education practice . Long-term educational practice made him understand that there are many problems of this kind in Chinese language education at the grassroots level, and the defects and shortcomings are very obvious.

So he put forward a set of Chinese education reform plans for these issues, combined with his professional knowledge and profound cultural heritage, using his keen thinking and long-term vision. The launch of the plan won praise and recognition from the industry and attracted people's attention at the time.

The origin of the calligraphy circle is not only because of Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s superb artistic attainments, but also because at that time, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi single-handedly put calligraphy education on the right track and developed steadily.

In the 1880s, after experiencing the trend of "emancipating the mind" proposed in the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, all walks of life in the country were undergoing reforms. Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi also worked with the then Many people in the industry have taken on an arduous and great task that will benefit future generations - to open up higher calligraphy education.

From junior college to undergraduate, from master to doctorate, a series of actions have made the field of calligraphy education like rain. Ouyang Zhongshi's move won unanimous praise from people in the calligraphy community.

3. The reasons for “bad students”

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s actions opened up the higher calligraphy education industry at that time, and in fact had the advantage of promoting the development of the calligraphy education industry. . But from the perspective of many people now, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's actions have become the "biggest sin" in his life.

This "biggest fault" seems a bit like a high-hat. Is the real situation really so unbearable and wrong? The answer may not be.

In 1993, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi successfully established China's first doctoral program at Capital Normal University, which became a point often criticized by later generations. The establishment of a doctoral program requires a discipline to go through years and hard work to achieve.

If the subject content is poor, or the teachers and professors have not passed on advanced and profound knowledge, this doctoral program is meaningless. Just like this doctoral program at that time, the students who were trained failed to become people with unique insights and insights into the industry and Chinese education.

On the contrary, in the eyes of people at that time, this subject became a dirty vanity fair where you and I were fighting over each other, which was completely different from Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s original intention. The whole reason why he brought a bunch of bad students was because they were Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's apprentices - Zheng Xiaohua, Ye Peigui, and Wang Yuanjun.

As the third of Ouyang Zhongshi’s four disciples, their calligraphy skills have not been revolutionized and changed through higher education. Their calligraphy skills are similar to those of Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, and they have not made any contribution or innovative changes to the industry. This is why in later generations, people did not agree with Ouyang Zhongshi's changes in promoting higher calligraphy education.

The so-called "bad students" on the Internet are actually more opposed and dissatisfied with the stagnant and rigid current calligraphy industry and calligraphy education. This requires practitioners in the calligraphy industry to make changes. Calligraphy Only then can the education industry flourish and move forward actively.

As the winner of the "Chinese Calligraphy Franking Award-Lifetime Achievement Award", Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, his dedication and contribution to the calligraphy education industry are obvious. In his early years, he was very important to grassroots education and calligraphy. His love is even more touching. It can be said that Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s contribution to calligraphy education is unique, as is his enthusiasm and dedication.

His thoughts on the cause of calligraphy education changed little by little in the twists and turns of progress, just to devote more efforts to the cause of Chinese calligraphy education. His dedication has made up for the lack of popularization of calligraphy education since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the lack of talents in China's higher calligraphy education.

The "Ancient Proverbs on Traditional Chinese Virtues" created by Ouyang Zhongshi integrates the famous sayings about virtues by famous figures in the past dynasties. It not only embodies the spirit of traditional virtues with "cultivation of Qi and peace" as the core, but also adapts to the development of the times and strives to be When necessary, it can bring enlightenment to the viewers. This should be Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi’s original intention for calligraphy.