Rich book author Qingqing.
On this cold winter day, I stumbled upon a ** that made people laugh, a man was playing the accordion while constantly teaching him how to write with a pen. With a strong sense of rhythm, he said cheerfully: "It's so fun to practice calligraphy!".This ** has exploded on station b, with millions of hits, and what makes people curious is that this interesting man is Pang Zhonghua, who is known as the "first person in hard pen calligraphy".
The post-80s and post-90s generations are familiar with Pang Zhonghua, he is the youth memory of our generation, and has influenced countless people's writing habits Xi. At that time, the students all had a copy of "Pang Zhonghua Calligraphy" in their hands, who was not forced by their parents to practice a few copies?Now, Pang Zhonghua has gradually faded out of public view, which makes people wonder what he has been doing all these years
Pang Zhonghua was born in October 1945 in an ordinary family in Daba Mountain, Dazhou, Sichuan. When he was a child, he learned to write calligraphy in a simple classroom in the Land Temple, and the pen at that time was a simple brush sold by a merchant in the village, the paper was yellowed rough-edged paper, and the tool for grinding ink turned out to be a broken bowl turned over. But even though the conditions are difficult, Pang Zhonghua cherishes the Xi of learning, imitates the teacher's demonstration, and earnestly pursues it one stroke at a time. What he envied the most was a fountain pen in the hand of the head teacher, Mr. Yuan, every time the teacher wrote, he stared at it, and secretly vowed in his heart that one day he would have a fountain pen of his own.
So, Pang Zhonghua made a bamboo "fountain pen" by himself, cut it into the shape of a fountain pen with the cut bamboo, and added a pen cover, the bamboo "fountain pen" was stained with ink, and the lines written out were like real fountain pens. This special bamboo "fountain pen" became his childhood masterpiece, riding on the back of a cow, holding a homemade "fountain pen" proudly walking through the village, and was praised by Mr. Yuan in the class, which made Pang Zhonghua full of fun in writing.
In 1953, 8-year-old Pang Zhonghua left Daba Mountain and was taken to Chongqing by his uncle to study. There, he got his first real fountain pen, loved it, and stayed up late to write. Pang Zhonghua met Mr. Huang, a calligraphy teacher, during his primary school days in Chongqing, and was often praised for his good handwriting, and was invited to write on the blackboard for demonstrations. This method of education based on encouragement and praise profoundly influenced his later teaching philosophy, and he believed that a good teacher should awaken students' enthusiasm for learning and Xi, rather than through suppression and coercion.
Pang Zhonghua's student years can be described as colorful, in addition to learning textbook knowledge and practicing Xi calligraphy, he also learned Xi**, and began to learn accordion at the age of 12 in the Chongqing Children's Palace. Although it seemed to have nothing to do with calligraphy at the time, the Xi had a profound impact on his calligraphy creation and teaching.
After graduating from university in 1965, Pang Zhonghua was assigned to work in the North China Geological Team, and although the life of the geological team was well paid, the life in the mountains was quite boring. The other team members like to play cards and drink in their spare time, but Pang Zhonghua is not interested in these at all. With an accordion and a variety of books, he made a "homework schedule" for himself, and in addition to completing his job, he had to exercise, read, Xi and play the violin. This Xi has been with him for decades.
Pang Zhonghua once said: "Reading and practicing calligraphy makes me quiet." He calmed down in the mountains and accumulated a wealth of knowledge through reading. Once, he read Mr. Lu Xun's insights on fountain pen characters, which had a profound impact on him. In China, although fountain pens are a writing tool used by hundreds of millions of people every day, there was no fountain pen calligraphy notebook at that time. Pang Zhonghua decided to write a pen book that belonged to the Chinese, reorienting his life and deeply cultivating hard-pen calligraphy.
In 1968, Pang Zhonghua completed his first book manuscript "Talking about Learning to Write Fountain Pen Characters". However, his submissions were repeatedly rejected by the publishing house, and there were stacks of rejection letters. For 12 years, he was looking for opportunities. In 1979, Pang Zhonghua finally published an article in People's Literature entitled ""Soft and Hard Pen" - The Best Combination of China", which attracted widespread attention. Subsequently, his contributions to "People's Literature" were also unacceptable, and the quality of the articles became higher and higher, and a series of systematic theories were gradually formed. In 1981, he launched his first hard pen notebook, The Art of Hard Pen Writing. In 1982, Pang Zhonghua officially joined the Chinese Calligraphers Association.
The reason why Pang Zhonghua's hard pen calligraphy is popular is that his calligraphy is not only a copy of traditional brush characters, but also an in-depth study of the characteristics of pen writing, which is a combination of traditional Chinese calligraphy and foreign calligraphy. He proposed the theory of "combination of soft and hard", that is, the combination of brush calligraphy and pen calligraphy, which made hard pen calligraphy more flexible and expressive, and was no longer just a rigid calligraphy. His hard pen calligraphy focuses on the "artistic conception" of writing, and while enriching the content of calligraphy, it also cultivates students' interest in calligraphy by guiding students' perception. His hard-pen calligraphy has opened up a new direction for the development of hard-pen calligraphy, and is known as "the first person to write hard-pen calligraphy".
In 1986, Pang Zhonghua resigned from his job in petroleum geology, gave up his well-paid job, and devoted himself to the promotion and education of hard pen calligraphy. He has successively held hard pen calligraphy training courses all over the country, influencing countless students. Among his students, there are many masters, doctors, primary and secondary school teachers, etc., who have inherited and carried forward Pang Zhonghua's concept of hard pen calligraphy and become leaders in the field of hard pen calligraphy.
Pang Zhonghua's artistic concept is constantly developing and innovating, and he is not satisfied with the tradition of hard pen calligraphy, and constantly tries new ways of expression. He has studied brush calligraphy, seal carving, oil painting and other fields, forming a unique artistic style. He put forward the concept of "hard pen characters without borders", emphasizing that hard pen characters can play a role in various fields, not only limited to the field of calligraphy, which provides a new direction for the diversified development of hard pen calligraphy.
At the age of more than 80 years, Pang Zhonghua still insists on writing, playing the accordion, playing the guzheng, painting and other fields. His works have participated in many international and domestic exhibitions and won many awards. His hard-pen calligraphy work "Poetry of Zen Forest" was included in the "Chinese Hard-pen Calligraphy" canon, becoming a treasure in the field of hard-pen calligraphy. His artistic achievements have been highly praised by the society, and he is known as "a lifetime only for words, and a lifetime only for words".
Pang Zhonghua's life can be said to be full of ups and downs and twists and turns, but he has always adhered to his dedication and love for art. His contribution to the field of hard-pen calligraphy cannot be ignored, and his efforts have brought hard-pen calligraphy out of the traditional framework and injected new vitality into this art form. His life is like his hard pen words, smooth and passionate, like a beautiful melody, evoking people's love for art.