From Ink to Poetry. Wang Xinzhi and the Orchid Pavilion Gathering Cover Image

Oт мастило към поезия. Уан Сиджъ и павилионът на орхидеите
From Ink to Poetry. Wang Xinzhi and the Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Author(s): Latchezara Pravtcheva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Wang Xizhi; Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion; Lantingji xu; calligraphy; poetry

Summary/Abstract: Considered the creator of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi is also one of the famous poets of China. He is the author of one of the fabulous literary works – “Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion”. During the Shangsi Festival, he gathered famous poets at the Orchid Pavilion near Shaoxing to create poetry and enjoy the environment. They created 37 poems, and the “saint of calligraphy” – Wang Xizhi, wrote the prologue to the poems, which is still considered one of the masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy. The work made such a strong impression that Emperor Taizong wanted to be buried with it in the Zhaolin Mausoleum. The work “Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion” is an embodiment of the connection between literature and calligraphy.

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