Master Hongyi's name is Li Shutong, who was originally the son of an official family. He received a good education from an early age. Besides being good at classics and history, he is also proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music. Masters like Xia Mianzun and Feng Zikai are all his students. People who see through the world of mortals after middle age have a very high position in Buddhism. He devoted himself to Buddhism and had no desire for life. He felt that a shabby cassock and a simple vegetarian meal were a great enjoyment.
Master Hongyi is proficient in poetry, drama, music, seal cutting, calligraphy and art! What a great master! It's a pity that Master Hongyi lived in an era of internal and external troubles and devastation. Master Hongyi chose to shave his head and become a monk.
The master's "beside the ancient road outside the pavilion, the grass is blue" is very classic!