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    The Lantingji Xu (traditional Chinese: 蘭亭集序; simplified Chinese: 兰亭集序; pinyin: Lántíngjí ; lit. 'Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion')...
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    calligrapher in Chinese history. His most famous work, composed in 353, is the Lantingji xu (蘭亭集序; "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion"). Born...
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    one of the participants as well as the author and calligrapher of the Lantingji Xu (Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion). Sun Chuo also...
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    who used this style was Wang Xizhi (303–361). Wang is known for the Lantingji Xu ('Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection'), a work published in 353...
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    most well known for (though this attribution remains controversial), Lantingji Xu or Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion. Along with his...
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    Forgotten Tales Shenxian Zhuan: Biographies of the Deities and Immortals Lantingji Xu: Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion Star Gauge (Xuánjī...
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    the most famous calligrapher, general Wang Xizhi and his famous work Lantingji Xu (蘭亭集序), written in Shaoxing in 353 AD. East Lake [zh] (东湖), scenic area...
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    Xuan paper Wang Xizhi's Lantingji Xu on Xuan paper. Chinese name Traditional Chinese 宣紙 Simplified Chinese 宣纸 Literal meaning "Paper of Xuan Cheng"(Xuan...
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    graduated scale in the tradition of Pei Xiu (224–271). The Tang chancellor Xu Jingzong (592–672) was also known for his map of China drawn in the year 658...
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  • twenty-six of the participants composed thirty-seven poems. The "Preface (Lantingji Xu)" to the poems is particularly famous in regard to the art of calligraphy...
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