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	Wang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang is a royalty rank and a surname in China and Korea.
		Wang Yan, stateman and Taoist philosopher during the Western Jin Dynasty.
		Wang Xizhi, calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/wang.html (280 words)

	Six Dynasties Calligraphy
		Wang Xizhi did not invent new script types but developed a style that melded the clerical and semi-cursive traditions of the Later Han dynasty.
		The handwriting of the preface that Wang Xizhi wrote to accompany the poems collected from this event is praised for its spontaneity, lively rhythmic energy, and variation.
		A prominent feature of Wang Xizhi's character construction is the tendency of the right and left halves to pull away from the central axis.
	depts.washington.edu /chinaciv/callig/tcalsixd.htm (1251 words)

	SHAOXING-CHINA
		Wang Xizhi is one of the renowned calligraphers in the history.
		Once, Wang Xizhi passed by a stone bridge in Shaoxing, he saw a old woman was selling her bamboo fans, from her gloomy and depressed face, he guessed that seldom of people would buy her fans.
		He raised a flock of white geese in a pond for he heard that Wang Xizhi was fond of white geese because of their noble and unsullied character, correct and upright deportment and loud, resonant voice.
	www.sx.gov.cn:82 /gate/big5/www.sx.gov.cn/portal/html/20050924000029/20050927000311.html (572 words)

	Wang Xizhi -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is said that even in his lifetime a few of Wang's characters or his signature were priceless; down through the ages, aspiring students of that most basic yet highest art in China, calligraphy, have copied and preserved traces of his style.
		Wang was a member of the notorious Gang of Four, who gained great political power during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), which was launched by Chairman Mao Zedong to purge thousands of moderate party officials and intellectuals.
		Wang was born in Shanghai and came to the United States in 1945.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9076052 (680 words)

	Biography of Wang Xizhi
		Wang Xizhi is known as the Sage of Caligraphy.
		Wang Xizhi's most celebrated piece of calligraphy is Lan Ting Xu (The Prelude of the Orchid Pavilion).
		It is said that Wang Xizhi tried to reproduce the Prelude for nearly 100 times several days later, but he was never able to match his spontaneous calligraphy of that day.
	www.orienttouch.com /popuptext2.php?pID=87 (703 words)

	Engraved calligraphy in China: recension and reception. - The Art Bulletin - HighBeam Research
		Wang Zhu was also granted the authority to buy and borrow works from among the private collections in the capital.(5) The resulting assortment of 419 letters, representing some one hundred calligraphers, was engraved on wooden plates, divided into ten volumes.
		The majority of these letters are attributed to the Daoist aristocrat and government official Wang Xizhi (303-361), his son Wang Xianzhi (344-388), and other famous calligraphers of the Six Dynasties period (220-589) who were related to Wang Xizhi by birth, marriage, or social connection.
		Composite works of Wang Xizhi characters were produced during the Tang dynasty, so Huang Bosi's conclusion is not outside the realm of possibility.(13) If true, the Xingcheng Letter would have been a recension even before it entered the Chunhua ge tie.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17011396&refid=holomed_1 (5716 words)

	Wang Xianzhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Xianzhi (344-388 or 386) was born in Shanyin, Kuaiji.
		He was the seventh son of Wang Xizhi, son-in-law of the Emperor Wendi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and a famed calligrapher of his time.
		Wang accidentally dropped the brush pen on the fan and left an ink stain on it.
	www.shaoxing.gov.cn /en/0307/10358.htm (291 words)

	Get Underground : creative resistance designed for the emancipation of the human spirit
		We are going to examine the main trends in calligraphy from its earliest beginnings through the sage calligrapher Wang Xizhi and culminating in the calligraphy of the Southern Song and the Ming dynasties in regards to their philosophical underpinnings.
		Wang Xizhi perfected his art through much practice although not as much as Zhang Zhi according to a quote in Treatise on Calligraphy by Sun Qianli: "Zhang Zhi's cao is still a little ahead of mine, but he refined his art through long practice, flening a whole pond with ink.
		The distinction between Wang Xizhi and the later Chan inspired calligraphy of the Song and Ming dynasties is specifically this, that in fact his calligraphy is a studious attempt to explore the manifold aspects of his art.
	www.getunderground.com /underground/articles/article.cfm?Article_ID=94 (2026 words)

	Chinese Calligraphy in Tang Dynasty
		Wang Xizhi was a calligrapher lived under Jin dynasty.
		The emperor's keenness brought about Wang Xizhi's elegant style to be all the rage at the time.
		Dominated the scene of Chinese calligraphy in successive dynasties, Wang Xizhi was adored 'the god of calligraphy' until his sweet script was criticized by a creative generation in the 18th century.
	www.rice-paper.com /uses/calligraphy/history/tang.html (526 words)

	Wang Xizhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Xizhi was slow in speaking as a kid but showed his talent when he grew up.
		Wang Xizhi took lessons in calligraphic art from his teacher Zhong Yao, but he later absorbed the best from various calligraphers.
		In 353, the 9th year of the Yonghe Period of the Jin dynasty, Wang Xizhi, Xie An, Zhi Dun and other scholars, altogether a group of 41, met at the Pavilion of Orchids for a memorial ceremony.
	www.shaoxing.gov.cn /en/0307/10357.htm (498 words)

	Chinese calligraphy master Wang Xizhi
		Born in Lin Qin (Lin Qin county in Shan Dong provice) and lived in Hui Ji (Shao Xing of Zhe Jiang province), Wang Xizhi (321-379) was the most famous calligrapher in history.
		Wang Xizhi wrote the preface for the poems collection.
		Wang Xizhi is good at Cao Shu, Xing Shu and Kai Shu.
	www.wavedancing.net /calligrapher/wangxizhi.htm (430 words)

	Treasures of the Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Xizhi wrote his famous prologue, called the Lan-ting Xu, meaning Orchid Pavilion Preface, during a party at his country home in Lan-ting where he had invited friends to drink wine and write poems in celebration of the purification rites of spring.
		During the party Wang Xizhi wrote a preface to the poetry collection.
		Wang's home near Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province, which he called the Orchid Pavilion, was rebuilt in the 16th century and now houses a calligraphy museum.
	www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca /branches/LibrarySquare/spe/treasure/lanting.html (189 words)

	Chinese Art \| Copy of Half Monument of Xing Fu Temple \| F1998.40.1-.20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		During the Wanli reign period (1573–1620) of the Ming dynasty, a dredging project in the moat outside the southern wall of Chang'an (modern Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) exposed a broken grave stele from the Tang dynasty (618–907).
		While these losses render a coherent reading (or translation) of the text impossible, numerous scholars and epigraphers have recognized the stele as one of the finest surviving examples of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in running script, as it was understood and practiced during the Tang dynasty.
		Bada Shanren's interest in the text was based solely on its calligraphic pedigree leading back to Wang Xizhi, but although he states in his postscript that he had "copied" the work, he actually executed this album in his own style of running-standard script, rather than as a close imitation of Wang's calligraphy.
	www.asia.si.edu /collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectId=25348 (349 words)

	Caliriel - People - Jin Dynasty
		She was the student of Zhong Yao himself (the originator of Regular Style), and the teacher of Wang Xizhi (the most famed calligrapher in all of Chinese history).
		Wang Xizhi's cousins wanted to impress him, because he was powerful, and the lady was beautiful.
		Xi Jian, however, picked Wang Xizhi because our hero obviously couldn't care less -- that hot day, he was lying in the east study, half-stripped for coolness, practicing calligraphy in the air with his favourite biscuits, munching and waving his legs.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Towers/3171/jin_sui.htm (718 words)

	Wang Xizhi's masterpiece returns - Arts & Artists - Culture & Education - Newsgd
		The emperor collected many of Wang's works and ordered the entire collection to be buried with him, one of the reasons that the originals of Wang's calligraphy have vanished.
		Only about 20 of Wang's calligraphy pieces remain in the world, and none has been proved to be original, including the "Sangluan Tie," which researchers say is a copy made during the Tang Dynasty.
		Six calligraphy pieces of Wang Xizhi, along with other ancient works sent to Japan, are at the Shanghai Museum, with some on exhibit through April 26.
	www.newsgd.com /culture/art/200603160011.htm (523 words)

	Qian Xuan: Wang Xizhi Watching Geese (1973.120.6) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Xizhi Watching Geese, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), ca.
		After the fall of the Southern Song capital in 1276 (1279?), Qian Xuan chose to live as a yimin, a "leftover citizen" of the Song dynasty.
		Using his richly archaistic "blue-and-green" painting style, the artist deliberately employed a primitive manner to allude to a lost immortal's realm that could be achieved only through a regimen of "internal alchemy."
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/yuan/hod_1973.120.6.htm (211 words)

	Shandong On Internet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		It is said that the pool got the name because its water was as dark as ink since Wang always washed his ink stone after working hard at practicing handwriting when he was a small child.
		West of the gate to Wang Xizhi Former Residence is a souvenir shop, selling pens, ink, paper and ink stone for Chinese paintings; works of calligraphy and Chinese painting by famous writers and painters; rubbings.
		The legend goes that Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher, happened to obtain this stone, which he could not tear himself away from and regarded as a treasure.
	www.china-sd.net /eng/sdtravel/scenery/29.asp (789 words)

	Linyi -- Touched by Celebrities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Xizhi (303-361), living during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), was China's most prominent calligrapher.
		Wang's portrait, calligraphy work, and paintings are all on display within the five hectare residential garden.
		The first Wang Xizhi Calligraphy and Culture Festival was held in 2003.
	www.china.com.cn /english/travel/106734.htm (638 words)

	Highlights of Chinese Culture and History
		Wang Xizhi, whose handwriting is considered the acme of calligraphy, has traditionally been called the "sage of calligraphy."
		On hearing that the fans bore the inscriptions of Wang Xizhi, people clamored for them and the whole lot was gone in no time.
		Being told that Wang was very fond of white geese because of their noble and unsullied character, correct and upright deportment and loud, resonant voice, he started to raise a flock of white geese.
	www.chinatown-online.com /cultureeye/highlights/inscribing.htm (615 words)

	Lanting Xu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lanting Xu (蘭亭序), or Lanting Ji Xu (蘭亭集序) ("Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion"), is the most famous work of calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, composed in year 353.
		Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty liked Wang Xizhi's calligraphy so much that he ordered a search for the original copy of Lanting Xu.
		It is believed that the Emperor took the original in his tomb after his death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lanting_Xu (235 words)

	Chinese Arts - Plastic and Graphic Art é åè—è¡“èæ¸ç•«å°å·è—è¡“ - Calligraphy ...
		Wang Xizhi contributed to the development of a standard version for all writing styles, kaishu æ¥·æ¸, xingshu è¡æ¸, and the extreme running "grass" cript caoshu èæ¸.
		Wang Xun çæ´µ (d.401) is a distant relative of Wang Xizhi and also belongs to the "Three Rarities" (San Xi ä¸å¸; Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, and Wang Xun) whose works the Qianlong Emperor ä¹¾é¾çå¸ collected.
		A descendant of Wang Xizhi in the seventh generation is the monk Zhiyong æºæ°¸ (late 6th cent.).
	www.chinaknowledge.de /Art/Calligraphy/calligraphy.html (6831 words)

	Shaoxing Travel Guide: Orchid Pavilion
		In the spring of 353 during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher of the time, invited his friends to come here for a party.
		Wang Xizhi was challenged to compose a preface to record this event.
		Wang Xizhi was crowned as the "sage of calligraphers" from then on and this pavilion came to prominence from this event.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/zhejiang/shaoxing/orchid_pavilion.htm (286 words)

	The Journal of the American Oriental Society: On the authenticity of the "preface" to the collection of poetry written ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		One of the most famous pieces of early medieval Chinese prose is the preface written by Wang Xizhi to the collection of poems composed at a gathering he hosted in 353 at the Orchid Pavilion on his estate.
		In recent years Wang Xizhi's authorship of a large portion of the extant version of this preface has been questioned, most notably by Guo Moruo.
		A closer inquiry into Wang's attitude toward religious Daoism and the motive for his apparent rejection (as well as that of other contemporaries) of Zhuangzi's view of the relativity of life and death proves that the reasons adduced to question...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:19728976&refid=holomed_1 (248 words)

	Wang Huizhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Wang Huizhi was a son of Wang Xizhi (321 - 379).
		Wang Huizhi, style name çåç· Wang Ziyou, was son of é¸å°‘ Yishao (style name of the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi....
		When Xizhi died, instead of crying Huizhi took his qin and played it a long time without playing a tune (?)....
	www.silkqin.com /09hist/qinshi/wanghuizhi.htm (167 words)

	Arts of Chinese Fan
		e fan in the universal story of "calligraphy fan of Wang Xizhi" is hexagonal.
		"Wang Xizhi's biography of Jingshu" recorded, "When Wang Xizhi was traveling around the mountain, he happened to an old women selling the bamboo hexagonal fan, he wrote five characters on the fans immediately.
		The old woman has a little angry with this, but Wang xizhi said that she could get one hundred funds after selling the fans.
	www.cnarts.net /eweb/knowarts/other/fan/history/tu_7.htm (149 words)

	Shiyan Zhang, Party at Lan-ting. Chinatown, Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		During the party, Wang Xizhi, who is regarded as the father of modern Chinese calligraphy, wrote the Preface to the Collections of Poems at Lan-ting.
		Executed in a supple, elegant script, the calligraphy for the Preface was praised, admired and imitated in subsequent generations.
		An explanatory panel along the side of the mural reports that at the time of the party, ancient Chinese characters were evolving into the modern style and Wang Xizhi was important in laying the foundation for modern Chinese calligraphy.
	www.publicartinla.com /Downtown/Chinatown/lanting.html (425 words)

	"Lanting Xu" by Wang Xi Zhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The original Lan Ting Prologue, allegedly written by Wang Xi Zhi at the prime of his calligraphy career (51 year old, 353 A.D.), is universally recognized as the most important piece in the history of Chinese calligraphy.
		The elegant Wang style, as fully represented by the original piece, has profound influence on Asian calligraphy in China, Japan and Korea.
		The emperor Tang Taizong loved Wang's calligraphy so much that he collected as many of Wang's original scrolls as he could and ordered them buried with himself.
	www.chinapage.com /lantingsl.html (617 words)

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