Taking nature as one's teacher In "Elegy to Pen and Ink," the mainland Chinese author Yu Qiuyu wrote, "In ancient times, during calligraphy's heyday, cultured people's clothing and shoes, their conversations and behavior, their home furnishings, and even the way they based their relations with others, were all in harmony with calligraphy.
以自然為師大陸作家余秋雨在「筆墨祭」一文中有如下的描述：「在毛筆文化鼎盛的古代，文人們的衣衫步履、談吐行止、居室佈置、交際往來，都與書法構成和諧，他們的生命行為整個兒散發著墨香。」