Lai Yuan, formerly known as Jian Jianjun, was born in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. National first-class artist, China national ceremony artist, judge of Zhejiang Scoring Center of China Calligraphers Association, member of China Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, national teacher of hard pen calligraphy education, painter of China Landscape Painting Creation Institute of the Ministry of Culture, registered teacher of national standardized writing, etc.
Qiyuan's calligraphy is mostly poetry books, and he is also interested in painting. Taking the method of painting by the ancients, he can not only concentrate on ancient paintings, but also be indifferent to the essence, with images, invisible, elegant and plain, but also withdraw from them, appreciate the interest with modern aesthetic eyes and show a new realm.