From the age of 1890, Yu Youren began to practice Wang Xizhi's goose copybook from Mao Banxiang's private school, which was the beginning of his study of calligraphy. Yu Youren began to practice Wang Xizhi's copybooks when he was a child, which is why he has been pursuing Wang Xizhi's natural charm.
Yu Youren is good at calligraphy and likes to write poems. He is one of the important calligraphers in modern times. He is also one of the important founders of modern higher education in China. He is the founder of Fudan University, Shanghai University and National Northwest A&F University (now Northwest A&F University), and the president of Fudan University and private Nantong University.