He began to study Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, and later studied Ou Yangxun's calligraphy, copying the calligraphy of Jin, Tang, Song and Ming. He is famous for his regular script and running script. He is a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, and he is also known as the Four Masters of Qianlong with Weng Fanggang, Liu Yong and Tie Bao.