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Wang Xizhi [Photo/sx.gov.cn]

Wang Xizhi (303-361), a Chinese calligrapher, writer and politician who lived during the Jin Dynasty (265-420), is best known for his mastery of calligraphy.

Wang was a master of all forms of Chinese calligraphy, especially running script. Wang's masterpiece Lanting Xu (Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion) is generally considered the best-known work in Chinese calligraphy history.