The original intention of preparing this calendar is very simple, it is out of enthusiasm and respect for traditional Chinese culture, as well as the exploration and thinking of how to publicize and promote the "Chinese story" that has been deposited in the long river of history.

On the one hand, we try to present Mr. Fan Zeng's calligraphy and calligraphy in a more intimate way; on the other hand, we also want to let the public know more about the origin of Chinese traditional culture and build cultural confidence.

　　"Wenyuan Calendar · Fan Zeng Shu" contains 365 pieces of Fan Zeng's calligraphy works. His calligraphy brushstrokes are elegant, flexible, free and vigorous.

The calendar is arranged and designed according to Mr.'s advocacy of "returning to classics and returning to nature", practicing the aesthetic principle of "taking poetry as the soul and taking books as the bones", supplemented by brief notes to clarify the confusion, and integrated into the 12 pictures The classic figure paintings condense Fan Zeng's understanding and understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and try to show the minds of contemporary Chinese artists to watch the traditional culture of the motherland and care for the people's livelihood.

Taking the calendar as the latitude and longitude, it connects the essence of Chinese culture and conveys the artistic spirit of "only by inheriting the excellent Chinese culture can we realize cultural innovation, and only by being close to social life can we create excellent works worthy of the times".

　　Mr. Fan Zeng has accumulated decades of achievements and reached the peak of art in the past and present. However, he is not limited to this, and he still seeks from top to bottom and strives hard in calligraphy.

For decades, Mr. Fan Zeng has worked tirelessly and achieved remarkable results.

As the first time to publish a calligraphy work in the form of a calendar, Mr. Fan Zeng participated in the project with his usual meticulous and prudent style.

In the selection of content, from The Book of Songs and Yuefu, Zhuzi prose, Chu Ci and Han Fu, to Tang poetry and Song Ci, and then to Ming and Qing poetry, he selects the essence, understands its artistic conception, and expresses the Chinese context in the form of four-character calligraphy The harmony between inheritance is unimpeded and endless.

　　In addition to annotating each work, Mr. Fan Zeng also corrected and revised the variant characters, punctuation, etc. in the sources of ancient books.

What is impressive is a content collation around "Zhaizizhong or (Zhaizi China)" in the calendar.

The inscription on the early Western Zhou bronze vessel "He Zun" has a total of 122 characters, which once recorded the events of King Cheng of Zhou admonishing and encouraging the clan and nobles: "Since King Wu conquered the merchants of Dayi, the court announced to heaven, saying: 'The rest of the house is here Or (country), from the people.” People often regard it as the earliest source of the name “China”.

Mr. deliberately used the original text of the inscription "Zhai Zi Zhong Or" in calligraphy and annotations, and instructed that the original characters must be used in the revision.

Mr.'s insistence is to enable us to see the ancient people's philosophical creativity and historical changes in cultural awareness.

"Shuowen" says: "Or, state also." "Or" is the original word for "country", that is, state and region.

However, the meanings of "zhongor" and "zhongguo" are not exactly the same. It originally meant the central area, and then gradually added the "口" part representing the city wall in the process of historical development, becoming the "country".

A Chinese character leads to the cultural traces of China's 5,000 years of history.

　　We believe that a good publication should not only consider the delivery of content, but also stand the test of the market.

From the perspective of cultural inheritance and development direction, this book has extraordinary significance.

"Wenyuan Calendar·Fan Zengshu" is displayed in a large format. The entire calendar is rich in pictures and texts, and it shows the rhythm of Mr. Wang's calligraphy and the subtlety of his thoughts.

The layout design focuses on returning to the basics, incorporating Chinese-style window lattices as embellishments, lining with traditional textures, reducing complexity and simplicity, which is a kind of inheritance and even more a kind of innovation.

　　In the process of compiling the manuscript, as young editors struggling in the front line of the industry, we have truly experienced Mr.'s "fantastic heart and deep love for hometown".

The teacher once sent us a message, "Ask how clear the canal is, so that there is a source of flowing water." To produce a good work, you must have a good foundation.

In Mr.'s eyes, the culture of the Chinese nation is a timeless treasure of mankind and an evergreen tree that has gone through all kinds of hardships and never withers.

The reason why the Chinese nation has self-confidence comes first from its rich historical and cultural heritage, as well as its sensitive thinking ability and analytical ability, which originate from the unique perception and smooth induction that the East is proud of.

　　The publishing of "Wenyuan Calendar·Fan Zengshu" has gone through a process of continuous adjustment, improvement and perfection.

A calligraphy calendar records Fan Zeng's relentless pursuit of artistic creation, represents the importance attached by many experts and leaders of Foreign Languages ​​Publishing House and China.com. The comprehensive embodiment of sex".

　　Each of us is the creator, participant and witness of the times.

Because I participated in a little bit of calendar compilation, I was able to join the ranks of cultural inheritance, and it is an honor to describe the above feelings.

I look forward to and believe that "Wenyuan Calendar Fan Zengshu" can accompany readers to record different but wonderful 2023 on their desks.

(Authors: Zhan Haitao, Li Le, Yang Junkang and all the editing and publishing staff)

　　(Source: China Net)