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During the Republic of China era, although society was not stable, many famous writers emerged, especially in calligraphy, where there were many stars, each with their own merits.

During the Republic of China, Hu Hanmin had a high level of attainment in calligraphy, and was known as one of the four great calligraphers of the Republic of China, along with Yu Youren, Tan Yankai, and Wu Zhihui.

Interestingly, among these four people, Yu Youren was good at calligraphy, Tan Yankai was good at Yan style, Wu Zhihui was good at seal script, and Hu Hanmin was famous for his official script.

Many people don't know about Hu Hanmin's calligraphy, but like the other three great calligraphers, he became famous because of his political status. However, his influence on that era cannot be ignored.

Hu Hanmin, also known as Yanhong and Zhantang, (1879-1936), whose real name was Yanguan. He was from Panyu, Guangdong. He became a Jinshi in the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1911). He studied in Japan in 1902 and joined the Tongmenghui in 1905.

Hu Hanmin was elected as the Governor-General of Guangdong during the Xinhai Revolution. In 1914, he founded the Chinese Revolutionary Party with Sun Yat-sen. In 1924, Sun Yat-sen went north and Hu Hanmin was appointed as the Governor-General of Guangdong Province and stayed in Guangzhou. He died of illness in Guangzhou in 1936. He also wrote "Bukui Shi Chao", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Songs", etc.

Hu Hanmin started with Deng Shiru's official script and devoted himself to studying the Cao Quan Tablet in his later years, forming a graceful and elegant style that enjoyed a high reputation in the literary circles of the Republic of China. The reason why he studied the Cao Quan Tablet was due to chance.

When Hu Hanmin was 40 years old, that is, in 1918, he was carrying out the democratic revolution in Shanghai. When dealing with state affairs, he often studied Han stele inscriptions with Zou Lu, Lin Zhimian and Hu Yishen. He interacted most with Lin Zhimian, and they were together day and night, influencing each other.

One day, he accidentally found a copy of the Cao Quan Stele from Dai Jitao, and was overjoyed. Without Dai's permission, he "snatched" it back. From then on, he practiced hard every afternoon.

Hu Hanmin is a fanatic of the Cao Quan Stele, to the point of being fanatical. On weekdays, whether he is writing eulogies, inscribing plaques, or presenting paintings, he will include words from the Cao Quan Stele to echo them.

Hu Hanmin's calligraphy is usually kept secret, and few people have seen his original works, let alone the works that have been handed down. The most well-known ones are the "Last Will of the Prime Minister" he wrote in Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and the inscription on Liao Zhongkai's tombstone. In addition, Hu Hanmin also wrote a couplet in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan, Guangdong.

I had the honor of reading Hu Hanmin's "Collecting Cao Quan's Characters and Poems on History", a precious collection of poems by Mr. Chen Shenghong. This painting is on paper, and it says "What is the use of giving Qin Qianshou? I want someone to take back the mountains and rivers." The founding heroes started from horseback, and the etiquette of the Shusuns was not as good as before.

Hu Hanmin wrote in the inscription: "At the request of Mr. Pu Sheng, I collected my old works into a collection of one chapter, Cao Quan, and named it "Xi Liangjiao", for my fellow Han people." It is stamped with a white seal that reads "Hu Hanmin Seal" and a red seal that reads "Zhan Tang".

This poem is a poem written by Hu Hanmin ("Ode to History", a total of twenty chapters). The brushwork is faithful to the spirit of "Cao Quan Stele". The characters are straight, slightly tilted, skillful and neat. The brush is mostly used in square strokes, with turns, lifts and presses. Between strokes, emphasis is placed on the distinction between light and heavy.

This poem, titled "Cao Quan Tablet", is actually a work created by Hu Hanmin himself. The whole work is full of elegance and grace, with a rough taste in its graceful posture. The signature is Mi Fu's running script, and his extraordinaryness can be seen in just a few strokes.

Li Xiangen and Mai Huasan both admired his official script. Li Xiangen once wrote a poem: "Teacher knows everything, calligraphy is the same as it was in ten years. Haiyue returned to Henan, and sending Cao Quan is even more amazing."

Mai Huasan commented on his official script in Lingnan Calligraphy Collection: "The characters of Cao Quan are elegant and unrestrained, while the characters of Zhan Tang (Hu Hanmin) are thin, hard, strong and powerful, which formed his own style of calligraphy."

From this point, it can be seen that it is reasonable that Hu Hanmin's calligraphy works have been recognized and favored by the calligraphy community.