| It is human nature in the tradition of Confucianism that laying aside the art because of the author.There are too many example to enumerate.Some of the most typical,as I see it, is the case of Cai Jing,Qin Hui and Yan Song. Although they have a high level of calligraphy,the failure of their political and conduct was objectionable, which calligraphy works can not make them handed down. The calligraphy works of Zheng Xiaoxu have also gone through this situation.However, the academic research should be objective, not emotional.Therefore, I only discuss Zheng Xiao Xu’s calligraphy, Trying to sort out some valuable information. This paper is divided into three parts.The first part describes Zheng Xiaoxu’s life and the features ofhis calligraphy works.The second part, a detailed analysis of the impact of Zheng Xiaoxu’sfriendship to his calligraphy. This part is the focus of this article.The third part analyzes the impact and value of Zheng Xiaoxu’s calligraphy. |