Zhou Haoran (1929-2009) was born in a famous Confucian and medical family in Jiangjin, Sichuan (now part of Chongqing City). He learned calligraphy under the guidance of his grandfather and father at the age of 6. He began writing couplets for neighbors at the age of 7. At the age of 11, he was called a "child prodigy" because he often wrote shrines and shop signs for locals. In 1942, 13-year-old Zhou Haoran went to Chongqing Sichuan Normal University to attend school. The principal, Mr. Nie Rongzao, attaches great importance to calligraphy and spares no effort to advocate it. He often says: "Good calligraphy is part of being a teacher." These words had a great influence on the young Zhou Haoran, and he became associated with calligraphy throughout his life. After he started working, he practiced calligraphy diligently after teaching. His calligraphy studies include those of Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan of the Tang Dynasty, and Su Shi and Huang Tingjian of the Song Dynasty. He learned from the masters of calligraphy and mastered them, and gradually formed a unique style of strong and powerful writing, broad and straight characters, deep and straight characters.