In Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, there is an ancient building called the "Presidential Palace", which has a history of more than 600 years and witnesses the rapid development of Nanjing, an ancient city. Do you know who wrote the three words "Presidential Palace"?
These three words have a strong sense of Yan Kai, full strokes, dignified and steady, solemn and powerful, rich in posture beauty, with a chia atmosphere, giving people a thick feeling. It is from the hand of the calligrapher Zhou Zhongyue, I believe many friends can not imagine, right? The 72-year-old Zhou Zhongyue wrote these three words, and also received a reward of 15 taels of gold, which is really a thousand words, which can be called the most expensive inscription in history.
Mr. Zhou Zhongyue is a Bai ethnic group, born in 1876, died in 1955, Jianchuan Jinhua Zhongyi Lane people. Although he grew up in a cold family, he worked hard and was very self-motivated, and in 1903, he participated in the Ying Yu Ke Township Examination, and won the first place, called Xie Yuan, and later studied in Japan and became a scholar. He loved the country and the people, and was a very accomplished figure in the Republic of China period, with outstanding merits, and the most praiseworthy was his calligraphy.
I also searched for a lot of information about Mr. Zhou Zhongyue's achievements in calligraphy on the Internet, and learned that his calligraphy, fame earlier, at the age of 35, his reputation was greatly enhanced, the people who asked him to write were endless, the pen polishing fee was much higher than that of ordinary calligraphers, but there were still many people who came to ask for words, because at that time, his calligraphy level and the famous cursive calligraphy everyone in The Right Ren can be compared, is considered to be the two most outstanding calligraphers in the political arena of the Republic of China, and his calligraphy achievements cannot be underestimated.
Mr. Zhou Zhongyue's calligraphy, the most famous calligraphy work is the three words "Presidential Palace", the pen is full of ink, vigorous and powerful, magnificent, in the use of the pen, steady and solid, meticulous, full of words, pen strength. Whether it is in structure or in the knot, it reflects the extraordinary level of calligraphy, the lines are smooth and natural, every stroke, every stroke, is very in place, the pen is full, the words are square, full of freshness, always highlight a positive atmosphere, the inscription of these three words fully reflects his superb calligraphy skills and skillful calligraphy skills.
Today, we see the three big characters of "Presidential Palace" inscribed by Mr. Zhou Zhongyue again, and we can't help but think of a picture of the historical development of Nanjing in our minds. Share your thoughts and insights, and we will exchange and discuss together.
Article source: Mo Yun Ge calligraphy
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