This book consists of four independent yet progressive chapters. The first chapter starts with the life story of Dong Qichang, analyzing the reason why he chose art instead of politics under the sophisticated social background of the late Ming Dynasty. Mainly included in this chapter are the public morals of the late Ming Dynasty, circulation of calligraphy work......

Xiaojun YAN, born in 1982, graduated from China Academy of Art, Doctor of Art History. He’s been engaged in the study of the Chinese painting and calligraphy creation and research, focused on the history of ancient Chinese art, especially Dong Qichang and Yuan, Ming and Qing art.