The Calligrapher — Xiānyú Shū 鲜于枢
Yuan master of fluent running and cursive script.
Yuan calligrapher (1246–1302), master of running script/cursive script — known for 《石鼓歌》. Yuan dynasty
Cultural Story
Exile poetry mapped southern China with 瘴气, the miasma said to rise from jungle river valleys and fell northern lungs. Han Yu, banished toward Chaozhou, told his nephew to gather his bones beside the 瘴江 — the poisoned river. Fear of 瘴疠 shaped the south's fortunes as much as armies did.
Common words & phrases
- 瘴气 miasma · malarial air
- 瘴疠 miasma disease · malaria
- 烟瘴 miasmic region
Read the story behind the character
Science retired the miasma, but 瘴气 (miasma) survives as metaphor: commuters call smog-bound rush hour 瘴气弥漫, gamers describe a toxic chat as full of 烟瘴 (miasmic) air, and Yunnan tour guides still sell the romance of old 瘴疠 (miasma country) trails through the subtropical mist.
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