Qi Gong (19 12 ~ 2005) is a modern calligrapher, calligrapher and writer in China. Zi Bo, from Bai Yuan, Manchu, surnamed Ai. 1912 was born in Beijing on July 26th. He studied under Dai Xuewen's epic, studied under Jia Erlu and Wu Xi, studied painting, and later studied under Chen Yuan. The ancestor of Qigong was Wang Honghua, the fifth son of Yong Zhengdi in Qing Dynasty. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both intellectuals from the imperial examination system, and they were backward in the family. He lost his father when he was a child and dropped out of school when he was a teenager. He became a famous teacher by diligent self-study and worship of famous teachers. At the age of 6, he studied the inscription of Liquan in Jiucheng Palace, and at the age of 65,438+065,438+0, he studied the Danba Monument in Zhao Mengfu. Later, he changed it to Dong Qichang and Mi Fei, and then mixed the inscription with the ink of famous artists of all ages, among which the ink of Xi Zhiyong's thousand-character script was the longest. His calligraphy, with fine and rigorous structure, clear and vigorous brushwork, different cloth styles, harmony between subject and object, elegance and charm, tastes both refined and popular, and has distinct personality characteristics. He advocated learning from the calligraphy of the ancients, and thought that it was not easy to see the original appearance of the inscription after cutting and weathering for many years. Ink can show how the ancients used pen and ink, and learning ink can be natural and flexible. He even thinks that when looking at the tablet, you should look at the nib through the blade. He spent half his life learning to write instead of using a knife. He also refuted the ancient saying that "calligraphy is based on pen, and writing should be studied hard", paying special attention to writing. When you think the structure is right, the posture will naturally appear. After painstaking research, he came to the conclusion that the center of gravity of each word is not in the middle, but on the left or above.

Qigong has long been engaged in educational work. He used to be a Chinese teacher in the middle school affiliated to Fu Jen Catholic University, and a teaching assistant, teacher, lecturer and associate professor at Fu Jen Catholic University. After the adjustment of the department, he became an associate professor, professor and doctoral supervisor of Beijing Normal University. Long-term concurrent work of cultural relics appraisal, successively served as distinguished members of the Antiquities Museum and Literature Museum of the Palace Museum, associate professor of the Peking University Museum Department, consultant of the Palace Museum, consultant of the Chinese History Museum, member of the the State Council Ancient Books Arrangement Planning Group, chairman of the China Calligraphers Association, chairman of the Beijing Calligraphers Association, curator of the Buddhist Library and Cultural Relics Museum, and executive director of the Buddhist Association. Standing Committee member of China People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Head of Cultural Group, Standing Committee member of National Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference.

Qigong is good at ancient prose, and has long-term calligraphy and painting practice and contact with Gu Shuhua, so he has deep attainments in identifying the authenticity of Gu Shuhua. He repeatedly compared the unearthed Gu Mo with the manuscripts and engravings handed down from generation to generation, and demonstrated it from many angles. For example, he concluded that the book handed down by Wang Xizhi was untrue because of the fallacy of Cao E's injustice. Inspired by the related books in the Song Dynasty, it is inferred that Zhushantang couplets handed down by Yan Zhenqing are copies used as yellow silk barriers by Song people. It is also verified that the ink in Sun's Book Score is the original, while the ink in Huai Su's Self-narration Post is the original. Qi Gong's works include Ancient Font, Poetic Law, Qi Gong Cong Manuscript and Hundred Poems in Books. Qi Gong was diligent in painting in his early years, good at landscapes and elegant style, and inherited the tradition of literati painting in Ming and Qing Dynasties.