Preface to Lanting was written by Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher and "book saint" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in 353 AD (the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty). It is about Wang Xizhi's meeting friends at the foot of Zhu Lan Mountain in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and is known as "the best running script in the world". It is said that the original was buried by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, and the version now seen is a copy of later generations.
Ou Yangxun, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, wrote 78 words for Confucius' dream, which represented the pinnacle of Ou Yangxun's calligraphy achievements. It is one of the top ten calligraphy posts handed down from ancient times in China, and now it is collected in Liaoning Provincial Museum.
The full name of the Manuscript for Sacrificing a Nephew is Sacrificing a Nephew, which is the representative work of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, with 23 lines and 234 words. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing's brother Yan Gaoqing and his youngest son Yan Jiming were killed. In the first year of Tang Dynasty (758), Yan Zhenqing wrote this article sadly.
The cursive script of Huai Su, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, is a sketch of Huai Su's life and a poem presented to him by Yan Zhenqing, Zhang Wei and Dai Shulun. Known as "the best cursive script in the world", it is now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
"Huangzhou Cold Food Post", written by Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, 17 lines, 129 words. It is a sigh of life caused by Su Shi's relegation to Huangzhou in the third year of Cold Food Festival. It is the masterpiece of Su Shi's running script and is also known as "the third running script in the world". It is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.