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Introduction

Mr. Zhao Puchu (1907-2000) wore many hats through his life. He served as Vice Chair of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Honorary Chair of the Central Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), and President of the Buddhist Association of China (BAC). He was a close friend of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a prominent religious and public leader. He was a great patriot who devoted his whole life to striving for progress, seeking the truth, and facilitating goodwill exchanges between China and other countries, and was always concerned about the peaceful reunification of China. He was also a philanthropist who took an active part in social assistance and disaster relief over a long period of time, and an eminent author, poet, and calligrapher with a worldwide fame. Besides his impressive attainments in classical Chinese poetry, such as shi, ci, and qu, Zhao created marvelous calligraphic works that are known for elegance, legibility, deftness and exquisiteness.

Shanghai is the place in which Zhao once worked and lived. He made tremendous contributions to the city's liberation and reconstruction. A showcase of Zhao's achievements in work, thinking and art, the exhibition Calligraphy by Zhao Puchu encompasses a wide range of his handwritten works, such as calligraphic scrolls, manuscripts, letters, and etc., which give us a glimpse into every stage of his life, show us his deep love for the Party and the nation, and reflect his broad mind and great spirit of propagating Buddhism for the benefit of the people. Visitors to this exhibition will also find a re-creation of a study and a living room inside Zhao Puchu's Residence at No. 1 Nan-xiao-shuan Hutong, Beijing. A documentary video clip about Zhao's fruitful career is also shown in this exhibition.

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Highlights
Myriad Flowers, a poem composed for the National Conference of Scientific Work, running script, handscroll
A ci poem (Tune: Silk-Washing Stream) and a shi poem, running script, handscroll
Two poems (Tune: Universal Joy), running script, handscroll
Ode to the 'Tianhua Rice Sprout' Tea, running script, handscroll
Two ci poems (Tune: Nan Xiang Zi ), running script, hanging scroll
A Visit to the Site of Maba Man, running script, hanging scroll
A Raft Ride Along the Nine-Bend Stream, running script, hanging scroll
A ci poem (Tune: Ganzhou with Eight Rhyming Words), running script, hanging scroll
A ci poem (Gold Threads Tune), running script, hanging scroll
Luxuriant Pine Trees on Mount Huang, running script, hanging scroll
A ci poem by Mao Zedong (Tune: Full River Red), running script, handscroll
An inscription to the book Biography of General Liu Fei, running script, mounted sheets
An Elegy for Huang Zhen, running script, handscroll
Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, running script, hanging scroll
A Eulogy for Xiang Nan, running script, hanging scroll
Spring Festival drum lyrics, running script, hanging scroll
An excerpt from Su Dongpo's Inscription, running script, hanging scroll
A shi poem In Memory of Fu Baoshi, running script, hanging scroll
In Celebration of the Publication of The Collected Works by Liu Yazi, running script, mounted sheet
An inscription dedicated to the book Poetry by Yu Youren, running script, mounted sheet
A shi poem by Du Fu, running script, mounted sheet
A congratulatory poem dedicated to Ye Shengtao, running script, mounted sheet
A verse written for Qigong, with seven characters to a line, running script, album leaf
Poems including A Visit to Mount Li, running script, handscroll
Miscellaneous Poems about the Visit to Shanghai, running script, mounted sheets
Copy of Yan Zhenqing's exemplary work The Justice of a Seat (excerpt), running script, album leaves
On Calligraphic Debt, running script, hanging scroll
Miscellaneous Poems about the Visit to Guangdong, running script, handscroll
Comments on the Calligraphies by Four Celebrities, including Master Hongyi, running script, mounted sheet
Two ci poems by Qin Guan, running script, handscroll
Poetry, running script, stitch bound books
An excerpt from The Art of War by Sun Tzu, running script, hanging scroll
The Heart Sutra, regular script, hanging scroll
Ode to the 'Hiroshima' Roses, running script, mounted sheet
Verses of Samantabhadra's Practices and Vows (excerpt), regular script, mounted sheet
Chinese haiku in reply to Morimoto Kōjun, running script, mounted sheet
A shi poem on the exhibition Rubbings of the Fangshan Tripitaka from China, running script, mounted sheet
Some poems about the visit to Japan, running script, selected album leaves
Ode to Ta'er Temple, running script, mounted sheet
A suite of poems on The Visit to Nepal, running script, handscroll
Elegy for Master Taixu, manuscript, running script, mounted sheet
Avalokiteśvara gāthā, regular script, hanging scroll
A shi poem on a gift of a gold-nib fountain pen, running script, hanging scroll
A poem (Tune: Celebration of Eastern Plain), running script, hanging scroll
A shi poem on the Unveiling of the Zhou Enlai Poetry Monument at Arashiyama, running script, hanging scroll
A shi poem written for Matsushita Kōnosuke, running script; hanging scroll
An excerpt from a shi poem by Choe Chiwon, running script, hanging scroll
Ten-character couplet composed by Master Poshan, running script, hanging scrolls
Sentences from the Avatamsaka Sutra, running script, hanging scroll
Copy of a shi poem by Zhao Wenkai, running script, hanging scroll
A ci poem (Tube: Early Spring over Lakes and Mountains), running script, hanging scroll
Two five-character sentences, running script, hanging scroll
Two five-character sentences, cursive script, hanging scroll
Bing Gong Jin Zhi (lit. 'Impartial and Conscientious'), running script, hanging scroll
On Work Ethics, running script, mounted sheet
Ode to Rocks, running script, mounted sheet
A shi poem about the fall in the courtyard, running script, mounted sheet
A ci poem (Tune: West River Moon), running script, hanging scroll
A shi poem titled A Retrospect of My Life at the Age of Ninety, running script, mounted sheet
A ci poem written in reply to relatives and friends on the 92nd birthday, running script, mounted sheet
In Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Soochow University, running script, mounted sheet
Two shi poems about What an old man likes, running script, handscroll
Inscription of Zhao Puchu's Seal
Inscription of Puchu
Inscription of Zhao Puchu
Inscription of Infinite Compassion
Inscription of Full of Energy
Inscription of Zhao Puchu
A Note by the 10th Panchen Erdeni for Zhao Puchu

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