Qiangu was born into a scholarly and martial arts family. His family owned more than 80 acres of fertile land. He was a typical farming and studying family in southwestern Shandong. Qiangu read a lot of classics and history since he was a child, and became a well-educated local scholar. He was dissatisfied with the corrupt politics of the Qing Dynasty and had no interest in an official career. He only loved the art of calligraphy. In order to practice calligraphy well, he allocated three upper rooms as special calligraphy studios and spent a lot of money to buy the four treasures of the study: paper was carried in cars and ink was stored in vats. After writing the words, hang them on the four walls, and then compare them with the famous posts, repeatedly observe and find out your own shortcomings. Whenever he is proud of his work, he happily forgets to eat. Due to the huge cost of practicing calligraphy and the poor management of the land over the years, his land was depleted, resources were scarce, and his life gradually became poor. However, he remained determined to practice calligraphy. He had no money to buy pen, ink and paper, so he used door panels as paper and hemp brushes as pens. , practice hard without stopping.