What is the best running script in the world?

Undoubtedly, what is called "the best running script in the world" is Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection, which was also put forward by Mi Fei, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty.

Preface to the Lanting Pavilion was written by Wang Xizhi in March of Yonghe nine years, that is, in 353 AD. At that time, Wang Xizhi was a civil history of Huiji. He and friends Xie An, Sun Chuo, etc. 4 1 people get together at Lanting in Huiji Mountain. Of course, these literati can't do without poetry and fu. Then, after the rally, Wang Xizhi arranged all the poems and songs created by his friends into a collection and made his own preface. In this preface, Wang Xizhi not only recorded the grand occasion, but also expressed his feelings about the passage of time and the vastness of the universe. This preface is the preface to Lanting Collection, which is famous all over the world.

In later dynasties, both emperors and literati spoke highly of Preface to Lanting. For example, Emperor Taizong also admired it and even wanted to make it a sacrifice. Only later, the original work of Lanting Preface disappeared, and later, all kinds of manuscripts were handed down.

From the calligraphy point of view, Preface to Lanting Collection is also recognized as a perfect book sticker. The font used is running script, 28 lines and 324 words. This calligraphy is charming and elegant, each word is exquisite, and it gives people a feeling of beauty. As a master of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi has many classic works, but the most famous one is Preface to Lanting, which is regarded as the top grade by calligraphers of all ages. Moreover, this calligraphy work also reveals the calligraphy culture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The font is round and beautiful, and the maturity of the regular script in the Eastern Jin Dynasty can be clearly felt. The backbone of the regular script is vaguely contained in this pair of running script works.

As "the best running script in the world", Preface to the Collection of Lanting is indisputable, because this calligraphy work completely conforms to the basic aesthetics of calligraphy, just as the ancients commented that "the writing style is not flashy but not wild, intense and gentle". The most rare thing is that the brushwork is both rigid and flexible, and the lines are flexible. People who know calligraphy can always feel an extraordinary artistic beauty when they appreciate the Preface to Lanting Collection.

It's just a pity that up to now, I haven't seen the original preface to Lanting Collection, which may have been destroyed by history. If the original preface to Lanting Collection is still alive, it is absolutely priceless.