王羲之故居(Former residence of Wang Xizhi)

王羲之故居位于山东省临沂市兰山区，是这位被誉为“书圣”的伟大书法家的出生地和生活场所。王羲之不仅以其卓越的书法技艺闻名，还因其对书法艺术的深刻影响而受到后世的敬仰。故居内不仅保存了王羲之的遗迹，还展示了中国书法艺术的精髓，是了解中国传统文化和书法艺术的重要场所。

重点英语词汇及中文释义

• Former residence: 故居

• Calligraphy: 书法

• Brush: 毛笔

• Art of writing: 书写艺术

• Precedent: 先例

• Influence: 影响

• Master: 大师

• Handwriting: 手写

• Practice: 练习

• Corridor: 走廊

• Exhibit: 展示

王羲之故居简介

王羲之故居位于临沂市兰山区洗砚池街20号，是全国和山东省的重点文物保护单位。这里曾是晋代琅琊郡（今临沂）的所在地，是王羲之出生和生活的地方。故居内有洗砚池、普照寺、晒书台、右军祠、左公祠、四宝台、五贤祠、琅琊书院等古迹。王羲之，字逸少，303年出生于琅琊郡，自幼酷爱书法，擅长多种书体，尤其以隶书见长。他与儿子王献之在中国书法史上并称“二王”。王羲之的书法技艺受到唐太宗的高度评价，被誉为“书圣”。故居中的普照寺曾是古代“琅琊八景”之首，现为书圣文化节的永久承办地，享誉海内外。

英语简介

Calligraphy is regareded in china as the art of writing,beautiful handwriting with brush, or study of the rule and techniques of this art.

As a traditional art, calligraphy occupies the same position as painting in the history of Chinese art.

In China, many people can write a good hand but only a few of them could become calligrapher. It takes paintaking effort and years of assidicous practice to qualify oneself as an artist in this field. One of the great masters in calligraphy in chinese history is WangXiZhi, he has exerted profound influence on Chinese calligraphers and scholars.

Today we will visit his Former Residence WangXi Zhi is an outstanding calligrapher, he was versed in nearly all kinds of styles of calligraphy. His work the preface of LanTing Poems Collection written in running hand is esteemed as the best running hand work in the world. His wonderful calligraphy has long shocked and is admired by calligraphers of all ages.

Lets go inside the main gate. This pool is the inkstone rinsing pool, covering an area of 3000 square meters, why we call it inkstone rinsing

Pool?There is a story of WangXiZhi, it says that when he was a child he blackened all the water of a pond in front of his house by washing his writing implements every day after practice.

The characters are 洗砚池 .About 10 meters north of the pool is a flatled towering 2 meters above the ground and covering an area of 150 square meters.called Drying Terrace, for drying their writtings in the sun.The west part is the 100 meter long calligraphy corrider, displaying handwritings of famous calligraphers in China.If you are interested in calligraphy, you can have a look and pratice by yourself.