谢安与王羲之

Xie An and Wang Xizhi

史料记载,谢安与王羲之二人为志趣相投的莫逆之交。谢安跟王羲之学过书法,两家又曾结为秦晋之好,两人戮力同心,辅佐朝政,使晋祚延续了几十年。即使在退隐之后,仍然是身在江湖,心存魏阙,关心国家大事。公务之暇,两人或探幽寻胜,徜徉山水;或与文士名人吟咏诗赋,互相酬和,王羲之为此写下了著名的《兰亭集序》,在中国文学史上平添了一段佳话。

Historical records show that Xie An and Wang Xizhi were sworn friend. Xie An has learned calligraphy with Wang Xizhi and the two families was related by marriage.They work together, assisted the regime, so helped the Jin dynasty lasted for several decades. Even after retirement, they still concerned about state affairs. When they were in leisure time, they were enjoyed in the nature or chanted poetry with scholars. For these reasons, Wang Xizhi wrote the Lanting Preface which was one of the most famous calligraphy in China, and adding a good story to the history of Chinese literature.