From Ink to Poetry. Wang Xizhi and the Orchid Pavilion Gathering

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.