"Lanting Rally" Baume And Calligraphy Research

In the long history of ancient China,the Wei-Jin Dynasty is a very special historical period.Because of the fierce struggle of the ruling group and endless wars,the scholar-bureaucrat was living in a turbulent society,so they felt disappointed with the unfair and dark reality.In order to avoid being persecuted,they pretended to be cynical and easygoing.The scholar-bureaucrat reduced publishing opinions to the least extent.Instead,they escaped from the darkness of the society with useless talking and metaphysics.Among the upper class of the scholar-bureaucrat,there are many powerful and rich families such as Wang family from Langya,Xie family from Chenjun,Xi family from Gaoping,Sun family from Taiyuan,etc.They were all well-known calligraphy families with graceful appearance and idle talking.Most of them are addicted into landscape and lost themselves in entertainment,thus breaking the shackles of the traditional rituals,developing the human nature,emotional expression,and the value of life-oriented.With the upper class of society lost in landscape and mental deterioration,and pursuing individual liberation,this period has become the first time of artistic consciousness inspired by human consciousness in Chinese history.In the ninth year of Yonghe,42 celebrities including Wang Xizhi,Xie An and Sun Chuo held a drinking poetry activities in Mountain Lanting.Among the participants of the rally are many powerful families,as well as famous poets,literati,calligraphers,making this rally extremely splendid and stary.Under the stimulation of alcohol,calligraphy genius Wang Xizhi created the best cursive handwriting work “Lanting preface” known as eternal masterpiece.And after thousands of years,this production of calligraphy has been a classical work in history."Lanting rally",known as a literati collection created by the upper class,fully expressed their ideas,calligraphy,literature,art activities,and left a tremendous influence to the future generations.A book named "The calligraphy research of Lanting rally celebrity " was produced by later researchers to explore this historical and cultural moment,based on characters and events.The famous work is divided into four parts: firstly the facts of "Lanting rally";secondly the facts connection between the "Lanting rally" and Wei-Jin Dynasty's social,cultural,artistic background;thirdly the Lanting rally celebrity 's thoughts and thinking;fourthly the artistic achievements of the celebrity;lastly the remarkable influence on future generations.