The three major calligraphers and the three major semi-cursive scripts are actually relatively commonly asked questions.

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "The three major calligraphers are Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, and Su Shi."

"Their representative works are the three major semi-cursive scripts of the world. The first semi-cursive script of the world is the

‘Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion'

. The second semi-cursive script of the world

‘Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew'

. The third is

‘The Cold Food Observance'

.

Seeing how Lin Yuan answered easily again, Yu Shanshan pouted, feeling that Lin Yuan really knew quite a bit about calligraphy.

She still wanted to ask a question, but she has nothing left on her head.

That’s all she can get from Baidu just now.

Yu Shanshan still wanted to research more from Baidu, but Chi Qian spoke first.

Before, Chi Qian was very curious as to whether Lin Yuan really knew something about calligraphy.

After hearing him answer easily Yu Shanshan’s question about calligraphy, Chi Qian realized that Lin Yuan really does have an understanding of it.

Chi Qian became more and more interested in Lin Yuan.

Because Lin Yuan is so much better than her in a lot of things, and now Lin Yuan also knows about the thing that she likes quite a lot, Chi Qian became very curious and wanted to know how much Lin Yuan knows about calligraphy.

So Chi Qian smiled and said, “Shanshan, stop checking on Baidu to test other people just like in the school.”

Chi Qian then turned around and smiled at Lin Yuan and said: “Brother Lin Yuan, I also know a little bit about calligraphy, so let me test you for Shanshan, how about that?”

“Okay.” Lin Yuan didn’t feel much pressure on Chi Qian questioning him this time.

Hearing Lin Yuan agreed, Chi Qian smiled and asked: “This is related to the question Shanshan asked you just now. The question I want to ask is about the third major semi-cursive script in the world, Su Shi's

‘The Cold Food Observance'

."

"It is well-known that Su Shi is a great poet. He has many famous poems in his life such as the

‘Prelude to the Water Melody

’, and many others. His calligraphy of

‘The Cold Food Observance’

is so famous, but why do very few people mention

‘The Cold Food Observance’

as a poem in itself?”

What you truly know is different from what you know temporarily.

Yu Shanshan does not have a deep understanding of calligraphy and asked some very basic questions or things that are known to many people based on what she got from Baidu.

But Chi Qian’s question was more detailed.

Without a certain understanding, it is difficult to answer.

However, Lin Yuan’s calligraphy is in advanced-level after all, and it should not be worse than that of Chi Qian’s level.

Lin Yuan was able to answer immediately after hearing Chi Qian’s question: “This poem is among the collection of Su Shi’s 3,000 poems and is not his superior work. But when the artist switched to another form of art—calligraphy, it was able to express the sad and desolate mood of the poem as brewed by the vivid and rich calligraphy imagery made from

‘The Cold Food Observance’

which made the poem, in calligraphy form, a masterpiece of the ages.

"His countless poems had the blue and melancholic flavor in them, full of life misery, sad mood and full of strong appeal blending into one. "

"The shadowy images in the poem, such as the hut, the empty pavilion, and the tomb, all render a gloomy and sad mood expressing the emotions of the author who is not lucky enough to live in Huangzhou…"

“That is why this

‘The Cold Food Observance’

is very famous as Su Shi’s calligraphy rather than being a masterpiece in the form of a poem.”

Lin Yuan answered Chi Qian’s question in a relaxed manner.

Hearing Lin Yuan’s answer, Yu Shanshan felt a little dizzy.

Chi Qian’s pair of beautiful eyes that kept