“Descending Zhurong Peak After Wine” — Regular Script by Xue Yaqi, Age 13

Description :
This calligraphy work showcases a Song Dynasty poem by Zhu Xi, penned in precise and upright Regular Script (Kai Shu) by Xue Yaqi, a 13-year-old award-winning calligrapher from Beijing. The poem expresses the boldness and exhilaration of a scholar-hero riding the wind and descending from the sacred Zhurong Peak:

I have come thousands of miles riding the gale,
And allowed the clouds above the abyss to expand my chest.
Three cups of turbid wine ignite my heroic spirit,
And I recite poems with a loud voice, flying down Zhurong Peak.

The character forms are balanced, firm, and filled with youthful vigor — a remarkable embodiment of the poem’s lofty sentiments.

Calligraphy Style:
Regular Script (Kai Shu)

Dimensions:
34 × 138 cm
(13 2/5 × 54 1/3 in)

About the Artist:

• Xue Yaqi, Female, Age 13, Beijing, China

• Student at Jingya Moyuan Calligraphy Academy

• Member of the Children’s Division of the China Hard-Pen Calligraphy Association

• Major Awards:

  • First Prize, National Hard-Pen Calligraphy Finals (2021, 2022)

  • Gold Prize, "Pen & Ink Vanguard" 8th National Competition (2023)

  • First Prize, “Standard Chinese Characters” in GBA Youth Competitions (2022)

  • Winner of multiple Beijing Haidian District Calligraphy Competitions

  • Exhibitor at “Art Without Borders” Tokyo, Japan (2020)

  • Silver and Bronze Prize in National Children’s Hard-Pen Competitions (2019–2020)