In Changshu city, the Tang Dynasty calligrapher Zhang Xu has associated with the drunk Wei Street, wash inkstone and Caosheng Temple and other relics.

Zhang Xu Zibo high number millet friends, Wuxian people, the official Kingo Eliot, called "Zhang Eliot." According to the comprehensive reading, "Zhang Xu-year test," research, which was born in the Tang Dynasty Qing years, died at Tempo six years (747 years), at the age of 90. His poetry work, and financial package, HE stomach chapter, Zhang Ruoxu number "Wu four persons." Kaifa deep, and the most well-known in cursive. He was popular, "this grass" to become a wanton indulgence, stretch wrap gesture, body shape changes Qiqiao range of "Cursive" body of the book is "Wild Cursive," the main Moji people in the history of Chinese calligraphy occupies an extremely important position. Said that his creative method is very wonderful, full of legend.

"New Book of Tang", said: Zhang Xusheng of alcohol is often drunk after the call to go mad, and then write, or stained with ink hair disease books, marvelous calligraphy woke up and found, that there is divine help, and therefore, "Zhang Britain "said his descendants will suffer the fate of another step he has become a major book house Huai collectively, the" drunk Zhang Britain claim. " Poet in his famous poem "Song of drinking in the Eight Immortals" in there for a very vivid picture of Zhang Xu: "Zhang Xu cups Caosheng biography, kings and before the top hat exposed, brush off the paper, such as clouds." Han Yu in the "sent into the order on the high idle," said: Xu good cursive, died of his skills, joy, anger, embarrassment poor, Youbei happy, hate smoothie, Hanzui boredom, injustice there is movement in the heart, must be in cursive Yan is issued, Li Qi Shi also said: "Zhang Gong of alcohol, open-minded nothing camp. Haoshou Chapter poor scribe, Taihu Lake, said fine. exposed the top, according to Hu Chuang, long called thirty-five sound. to shed cable wall Xing, Getting to Know as a meteor," they Zhang Xu calligraphy are all given high praise. "Tang" this biography reads: people in the evaluation of calligraphy, the Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Chu Sui-liang, Lu Jian's so many people have complained, except for Zhang Xu is no different theory. Tang Wenzong has issued an edict to Li Bai's poems, Man Pei Zhang Xu of the sword dance and Cursive as "Ruin."

Zhang Xu, a contemporary calligraphy has Ziyu many books at home. According to legend, Yen Chen-ching to ask for advice to his strokes, has arrived at a special trip from Chang'an, Luoyang; Cui Miao, Zhang Xu, Huai Su and so directly through the guidance. Therefore, he been known as the "Cao Sheng" is well deserved. Zhang Xu, who modeled themselves, set out the history of ignorance. However, once widespread in the Tang and Song Dynasties Zhang Xu was a story of man calligraphy thanks to Changshu. According to Tang Dynasty "leisurely and carefree advocate" Song "New Book of Tang", "Wu Jun map by continued record" and Secretary of state: Changshu Xian Wei Zhang Xu was originally appointed in a few days after he reported for duty there a man came to complain , Zhang Xu see is a mere trivial gave him a written verdict. Unexpectedly, only separated by a few days, this person came seeking contractors, Zhang Xu, why make a fuss to their responsibilities, and repeatedly harassed official. Man was very respectfully answered: because seeing your verdict on the last exquisite calligraphy, handwriting, so I want to get some more substantial home collection. Zhang Xu much strange talk from a man in possession of know a lot of their late father's Manuscripts, let him get to watch all. When you see the collections, Zhang Xu can not help but exclaimed: "There is also the odd pen!" Since then, Zhang Xu, Manuscripts from the man My father's magic bullet to get the pen moves, the Arts into the book. Later he was worried by the Princess and her husband struggle was, musical instruments, and advocate sound device revelation Gongsun aunt sword, calligraphy pen further insight into the meaning of true association. Because he usually observe things to be good at sex, has pursued good things in life, so devoted to his writings and sent to the pen, but which finally achieved a remarkable achievement.

Zhang Xu, a very rare surviving works of calligraphy, cursive ink has been transmitted only "poetry four posts," "abdominal pain post" and "Thousand Character Classic off six stone", three. Many experts believe that the authenticity of the enemy. The only remaining regular script is the extension of the Song Dynasty "Langguan stone Zhu mind." Fortunately, in 1992, unearthed in Henan stiff division side, "so Yi Tang Wei Yan Fu Jun, Longmen County, State of epitaph and order 'stone, signed personally for their regular script, make it possible to glimpse into authentic.