Zhao Zhiqian's "Four Hundred and Ninety-six Characters of the Southern Tang Dynasty" is a representative work of his Wei tablet calligraphy. In the Qing Dynasty, the study of gold and stone and stele flourished, and Deng Shiru, Kang Youwei, Wu Changshuo, etc. all specialized here, and so did Zhao Zhiqian

Zhao Zhiqian's "Four Hundred and Ninety-six Characters of the Southern Tang Dynasty" is a representative work of his Wei tablet calligraphy.

Qing Dynasty gold and stone science, stele study flourished, Deng Shiru, Kang Youwei, Wu Changshuo, etc. are specialized in this, Zhao Zhiqian is also one of the important representatives, he first learned Yan Zhenqing, after the age of 30, specializing in seal script, North Tablet calligraphy and seal carving, in the gold and stone science has also made good achievements.

Zhao Zhiqian has a rare collection of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and printing since the Qing Dynasty, and Wu Changshuo, another all-round master of the Qing Dynasty, was deeply influenced by him.

Zhao Zhiqian left a lot of poems, calligraphy, paintings, and prints, which are easy to find on the market and the Internet, and I show his "Four Hundred and Ninety-six Characters of the Southern Tang Dynasty" today, which is more than 30 years ago when I just practiced calligraphy, my father, as my enlightenment teacher, specially bought me a calligraphy when I was on a business trip, and encouraged me: practice Xi calligraphy, you must persevere. As a calligraphy enthusiast, I have been Xi for more than 30 years.