Xu Hao Bu Kong Monk Stele

Author: Fang Chuanxin
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Publishing Date: 2001-12-01
Features: The Stele of Xu Hao and the Monk Fuhong is published by Shanghai Shuhua Publishing House. It is a beautifully printed black-and-white illustrated paperback with great collectible value. China is a country with a five-thousand-year history and a rich cultural heritage. With the advancement of science and technology, calligraphy has gradually evolved from an ancient discipline into an art for modern people to cultivate themselves and refine their character, a pursuit of taste. The Stele of Xu Hao and the Monk Fuhong provides an excellent model for calligraphy learners and serves as a good teacher and companion for them to lay a solid foundation in calligraphy learning. With the advancement of science and technology, calligraphy has gradually evolved from an ancient discipline into an art for modern people to cultivate themselves and refine their character, a pursuit of taste. The editor has specially arranged this set of historically representative and influential books with the aim of enabling a broad audience of calligraphy enthusiasts to learn more calligraphy techniques, cultivate themselves, and refine their character. The Stele of the Monk Fuhong was erected in the second year of the Jianzhong era and was written by Xu Hao at the age of seventy-eight. It is in regular script, with twenty-three lines and forty-eight characters per line. The original stele was located in the Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an and is now preserved in the Shaanxi Provincial Museum. The stele records the achievements of the Indian monk Fuhong Zang of the Xingshan Temple. The best edition of this stele is the Ming dynasty's unbroken print. China is a country with a five-thousand-year history and a rich cultural heritage, and calligraphy has left a brilliant mark on the stage of Chinese history. This book follows the principle of gradual progress, from simple to complex, allowing readers to learn step by step. This book is one of the classics of Chinese steles and rubbings. It includes the full text of The Stele of Xu Hao and the Monk Fuhong by the Tang dynasty calligrapher. The book is beautifully printed and well-represents the spiritual essence of the original work, making it an excellent model for calligraphy enthusiasts to study regular script.