Li Si was not only a famous calligrapher of the Qin Dynasty, but also the first recorded innovator in the history of Chinese calligraphy. It played a pioneering role in the development of Chinese calligraphy. Li Si, born in 284 BC, died in 208 BC, was a native of Shangcai, Chu (present-day southwest of Shangcai County, Henan Province). Qin Dynasty calligrapher. The word Tongu. Learned imperial techniques from Xun Qing, Xi Shi Yu Qin, as a guest Qing. The First Emperor set the world, and Si was the Prime Minister. The system of dingjun county, the prohibition of books, the change of cangjie into a small seal, later known as the "ancestor of the small seal".
Li Si's seal book "Painting is like iron and stone, if the words fly, as the ancestor of Kai li, it is not easy to do the law." Wang Shu of the Qing Dynasty said in the "Void Boat Inscription": "The small seal was opened from Li Si, and the prosperity of the provincial large seal became simpler, and the atmosphere has changed since three generations." Gailis pen Fadungu, in the simplicity is in the simplicity of the atmosphere. ”
Li Sizuo destroyed the Six Kingdoms, and later framed Zhao Gao and beheaded Xianyang at his waist. He is the author of seven articles of "Cangjie", which has been published. The handwriting includes "Taishan Carved Stone" and "LangYuetai Carved Stone" and so on. "Taishan Carved Stone", also known as "Fengtai Mountain Stele", Qin Xiaozhuan stele carving, passed on the Book of LiSi, was carved by Qin Shi Huang in the twenty-eighth year (219 BC). The content is to praise the merits of Qin Shi Huang. At this moment, the stone is engraved on four sides, three sides are the edict of the first emperor, and one side is the second edict (the second edict was engraved in 209 BC). The Edict of Nanxiang II has 7 lines and 12 characters. The Song Tuoben was 223 characters, but it was destroyed at an unknown time. More than 50 characters are preserved in the Yuantuo Ben, and 29 characters remain in the late Ming Dynasty. The qianlong five years of the Qing Dynasty (1740) destroyed this fire. In the 20th year of Jiaqing (1815), it was restored to 2 pieces of stone visited by Jiang Yinpei, and only 10 characters remained, and in 1901, Luo Zhengjun made a pavilion to protect it, and only 9 characters remained at that time. The remnants of the stone now exist in the east of the Tai'an Dai Temple in Shandong. The takumoto that has been handed down to the present generation is the Ming'an Guozang Northern Song Dynasty Takumoto, with 165 characters, and now in Japan, most of the rest are 29 characters. "Taishan Carved Stone" is a typical Qin Xiao seal, in the history of calligraphy, the last stage of the Ancient Chinese Script, which is the last stage of the Ancient Chinese Script. Looking at its calligraphy, using a pen like a cone to paint sand, as strong as flex iron, a narrow and long posture, a tight and loose structure, a stable end, a dense and even stop, graceful and elegant, and a temple overview. Tang Zhang Huaihuan praised Li Si's small seal as: "Painting like iron and stone, words like flying", "bone is rich and even, and the square circle is wonderful". Not overrated. The seal book of "Taishan Carved Stone", known as the "Jade Tendon Seal", has a far-reaching influence on future generations, and those who have always practiced small seals have always been regarded as a guideline. The Listai Mountain carved stone has considerable value. It is the only authentic relic of the Qin Seal that has been preserved to this day. According to the "Chronicle of the First Emperor", Qin Shi Huang said that the emperor had made five tours, leaving Taishan, Yishan, Langya, Zhifu, Jieshi, and Huiji in six places and seven carved stones, all of which were written by Li Si. The Taishan carved stone can be said to be the only authentic stone of Li Si Xiaozhuo.
The Listai Mountain carved stone is also an important witness to the evolution of the Chinese inscription system. The carved stone of Mount Lisi stands on the west side of the Bixia Ancestral Hall at the top of Mount Tai. After more than 2,000 years of ups and downs, it has suffered many disasters and is very legendary. From the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was rarely mentioned, and by the Song Dynasty, it began to attract attention. When Emperor Zhenzong of Song sealed Mount Taishan, Yanzhou Taishou offered a 40-character Tuoben. When Ouyang Xiu's friend Jiang Lin was ordered by Fu County for several times, he personally visited this monument at Daiding, and several crosses still exist. After that, the scholar Liu Zhi made a special trip to Dengdai to investigate, made an expanded version, and wrote a book called "Qin Seal Spectrum". Ouyang Xiu's "Collection of Ancient Records" and Zhao Mingcheng's "Golden Stone Records" are both recorded. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the carved stone was destroyed, and only 29 characters of the Second Edict remained, and it was relocated to the East Hall of Bixia Temple. The 29-character extension that is now circulating is derived from this. In the fifth year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1740), the Bixia Ancestral Hall was destroyed by fire, and the stone was lost. Jiaqing 20 years (1815) was found during the renovation of Daiding, only two pieces of stone remained, with 10 characters "Chen Sichen go to the disease and die please Yi Chen", embedded in the "Reading Monument Pavilion" on the outside of the wall of dongyue Temple in front of Daguan Peak.
In the twelfth year of Daoguang (1832), the reading pavilion collapsed, and Tai'an County ordered Xu Zonggan to "ask for the remnants of the stone in the rubble" and move it to the Dai Temple under the mountain for preservation. In the sixteenth year of Guangxu (1890), the remnants of the stone were stolen, and the county ordered Mao Shuyun to take ten days to obtain the stone under the Beiguan Bridge in Taicheng. In May of the second year of Xuan reunification (1910), Yu Qinglan of Tai'an Zhi County built a special pavilion near the Daimiao Ring Wing Pavilion. It is now preserved in the East Throne of Dai Temple, surrounded by glass inlays, so that visitors can see the style of Li Si Xiao Seal. The contribution of Li Sitaishan carved stones to Taishan culture is enormous.