Where is the hometown of Chinese calligraphy?

Introduction to the Hometown of Chinese Calligraphy

Pengxi County is located in the hilly area of ??central Sichuan, with an area of ??1,246 square kilometers, a population of 750,000, and jurisdiction over 31 towns. The county was established in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and named in the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,600 years and has rich traditional cultural heritage. Pengxi's folk customs are simple and elegant, and its style of "craftsmanship in poetry, prose, and calligraphy and painting" has been passed down from generation to generation and is spread throughout the folk mountains and fields. It has always enjoyed the reputation of "the hometown of five histories" and has a cultural environment and historical soil for the development of national folk culture and art.

In the past twenty years, a group of very powerful middle-aged and young calligraphers have grown up in Pengxi’s profound cultural soil, and have formed the nationally famous “Pengxi Calligraphy Phenomenon” in the calligraphy circle. ". The works of the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group" have also been frequently displayed and honored in domestic art halls at all levels. The colorful mass calligraphy activities in Pengxi have contributed to the construction of "three civilizations". In May 2000, the Ministry of Culture of China awarded Pengxi County the title of "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art (Calligraphy)".

The historical origin, inheritance and development of Pengxi calligraphy art

1. The folk calligraphy style in Pengxi is extremely prosperous, and many of them have the ink of historical celebrities.

(1) During the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu set foot in Pengxi and left behind his famous prose "Tang Xing Ke Guan Ji" as well as poems discussing calligraphy.

(2) During the Song Dynasty, Wang Hong was good at calligraphy and wrote the inscription of Baofan Temple, which still exists today.

(3) During the Ming Dynasty, Huang Hui, a calligrapher as famous as Dong Qichang, once inscribed a plaque "Zidong Zou Lu" in Pengxi, praising Pengxi's prosperous culture and simple folk customs.

(4) During the Qing Dynasty, there were nine palaces and eighteen temples built in Pengxi, involving Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and other cultures, and many plaques and couplets were left behind. Pengxi County Magistrate Sheng Yi inscribed a plaque "Guest House"; Pengxi County Magistrate Duan Xiu wrote "Tiger Roaring Picture"; Pengxi native Zhang Chuanshan was a "three extraordinary talents in poetry, calligraphy and painting" in the Qing Dynasty, and his calligraphy was beyond ordinary. He is majestic and upright, but calm and plain; Zhang Xi and Wang Mengxiang are both good calligraphers and painters, and their works are included in "Yizhou Painting and Calligraphy Records".

(5) During the Republic of China, there were many plaques on Fengfeng Mountain (within Pengxi), a famous Taoist mountain in central Sichuan, including Wei stele, Hanli, ancient seal script, Xingkai and so on. Yu Youren, Lin Sen, He Yingqin, Sun Ke, Ju Zheng, Xie Wuliang, Feng Zikai, Zhang Lan, Dai Jitao, Chen Cheng, Chen Guofu, Zhang Qun, Chen Lifu, Wang Lingji, Wang Zuanxu, Feng Yuxiang, Deng Xihou, Bai Chongxi, Liu More than 30 military and political officials of the Republic of China, including Xiang, Liu Wenhui, and Tian Songyao, all left their mark here.

(6) The famous contemporary calligraphers and painters Huang Binhong and Sha Menghai also left precious calligraphy treasures in Pengxi.

(7) In the late 1970s, Zeng Laide, a famous calligrapher from Pengxi, founded the first township-level calligraphy association in the country in Sanfeng Town, Pengxi, and continued to train young calligraphers as planned Enthusiasts go out to study. A group of old calligraphers in the county guide young people with Wei stele or Tang and Song calligraphy: "Learning calligraphy should follow ancient methods and the path should be upright." In the mid-1980s, volunteers in Pengxi devoted themselves to the pursuit of calligraphy. Recognizing the limitations of individual study and the importance of the collision of collective wisdom, the "Pengxi Youth Calligraphy and Painting Society" and "Pengxi County Calligraphy Association" were organized and established. This is how the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group" was born. The "Calligraphy Group" has always maintained a positive academic atmosphere and a strong learning atmosphere. It not only adheres to personal creative practice, but also often gathers together to hold various calligraphy pens, exhibitions, manuscript viewing parties, calligraphy salons, etc. for artistic exchanges, and also Famous experts are often invited to give lectures, travel and study and other activities. Only in this way, Pengxi calligraphy can finally take the lead in the national calligraphy circle with its own appearance, special connotation and unique style——

●In October 1995, " "Chinese Calligraphy" uses "Pengxi Calligraphy Phenomenon" as the title and uses a large space to introduce to the calligraphy circle for the first time the amazing achievements made by the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group" in the creation and exploration of calligraphy art. Model", a special academic symposium was held in Beijing.

●In May 1996, "Calligraphy Herald" published an article by Mr. Zhou Junjie, a member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a famous calligrapher, and the vice chairman of the Henan Calligraphers Association, focusing on Pengxi calligraphy and " The causes and trends of the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group", as well as the special significance of the formation of national regional calligraphy groups to the development of contemporary calligraphy. In another article reviewing and summarizing twenty years of Chinese calligraphy, he cited nearly 30 representative calligraphers in China, four of whom were authors of the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group".

●In October 1996, the Sichuan Calligraphers Association held the "Third Calligraphy Seminar of Sichuan Province" in Pengxi, and also held the "Pengxi Calligraphy Group Works Exhibition" and Pengxi Group calligraphy art academic seminar. The meeting was chaired by Mr. He Yinghui, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association and Chairman of the Sichuan Calligraphers Association. ●In January 1997, in order to promote the development of calligraphy art in the province, the Sichuan Calligraphy Association held a calligraphy confrontation exhibition between the two places at the Sichuan Provincial Art Museum with the theme of "Pengxi Calligraphy Group" and Chongqing calligraphers. received widespread attention from the industry and all sectors of society.

●In December 1999, the Seventh National Calligraphy and Seal Engraving Exhibition, held every four years, was held at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Seven people from the Pengxi calligraphy group participated in the exhibition, ranking first among prefectures and counties in the country. , and one person won the "National Award".

The participation status of other provinces and regions in the west is as follows: 8 people from Guizhou, 7 people from Guangxi, 3 people from Yunnan, 3 people from Qinghai, and 1 person from Tibet.

●In May 2000, the Department of Social and Cultural Books of the Ministry of Culture of China named Pengxi County as the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art (Calligraphy)". There is currently only one "Calligraphy Town" named on a county basis like Pengxi in the country. This special honor has aroused widespread interest and attention in Pengxi from the domestic and foreign cultural and artistic circles, especially the calligraphy and painting circles.

●In December 2000, the 8th National Exhibition of Works by Young and Middle-aged Calligraphers and Seal Engravers grandly opened at the National Art Museum of China. The Pengxi calligraphy group had 8 people selected, 5 people entered the exhibition, and 2 people won the third prize. Other provinces and regions in the west participated in the exhibition as follows: 10 people from Shaanxi, 4 people each from Xinjiang and Guangxi, 2 people from Qinghai, 1 person each from Yunnan, Guizhou, Ningxia, Gansu and Inner Mongolia, and no one from Tibet.

●In 2001, in the "Sichuan-Guizhou Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition", Sichuan calligraphy writers from Pengxi and Shifang went to Guizhou for exchanges. More than 30 works by 12 young and middle-aged calligraphers from the Pengxi group are included in the exhibition.

●In 2003, "Calligraphy Herald" launched the "Hometown of Chinese Calligraphy" Pengxi group for 15 consecutive issues.

2. The Current Situation of Pengxi Calligraphy Art

Pengxi currently has 13 members of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, more than 20 members of the Provincial Calligraphy Association, and more than 100 members of the City and County Calligraphy Association. There are more than 3,000 folk calligraphy enthusiasts. In recent years, he has won more than 190 awards of various kinds and published more than 1,600 works and more than 30 papers in domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines. There are three calligraphy teaching and training bases in primary schools across the county. It has participated in more than 200 national children's calligraphy and painting exhibitions and won more than 60 awards. Folk calligraphy organizations in various towns and villages have been gradually established and improved, and activities are carried out normally.

Cultural functions and their social role

As an old revolutionary area with relatively backward economic and social development, Pengxi County can seize the opportunity of the Western Development and achieve catch-up and leap-forward development. , the key is to give full play to its own advantages and find a unique development path. Therefore, we should make full use of the advantages of national and folk culture as "the hometown of Chinese calligraphy", promote and inherit the "folk characteristic art - calligraphy", vigorously develop the cultural industry, promote the development of tourism, and comprehensively increase the popularity of Pengxi County in the country and the world. , which plays a very important role in vigorously attracting investment and promoting the comprehensive development of economy and society. At the same time, inheriting and developing excellent traditional calligraphy art is conducive to enhancing national pride and national cohesion. It is a vivid way of patriotic education and will further promote the development of our country's calligraphy art.

Technical description

The works created by the Pengxi calligraphy group include a combination of seal script, official script, Zhen script, running script and cursive script. Each has its own strengths and distinctive personality. , unique style.

List of confirmed Chinese calligraphy members

Zeng Laide, He Kaixin, Wen Yongsheng, Chen Shuo, Ouyang Fu, Yang Min, Chen Gang, Liu Yanqi Baibo, Zhang Dayu, Tang Tiejun, Chen Zong, Lin Yueliyan

Advantages and disadvantages affecting its sustainable development

1. The Chinese people have a national hobby for calligraphy and a unique aesthetic that has been cultivated since childhood. nature. However, we have to admit the fact that the vast majority of readers and literate people write every day, but they are extremely unfamiliar with calligraphy. They have the "enthusiasm" of love but no common sense of creation, and then regard the field of calligraphy as Zuo is a holy land that is elusive and out of reach. This has a great impact on the popularity and improvement of the art of calligraphy.

2. China is a country of calligraphy. Calligraphy is a brilliant pearl in traditional culture and art, and a treasure in the treasure house of world culture and art. It has great influence among Chinese and overseas Chinese in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Canada and other parts of the world. However, with the development of modern science and technology, information technology has penetrated into all aspects of society, computers are increasingly widely used, and telecommunications technology has become more and more advanced, requiring people to write less and less opportunities.

Therefore, there are fewer and fewer people studying calligraphy, which is extremely difficult.