Lin Jiandan (1942.10--) was born in Pingyang, Zhejiang (now Cangnan). In 2012, he won the Lanting Award, the highest award for Chinese calligraphy, at the 4th China Calligraphy and Painting Academy. He is currently the honorary president of the Wenzhou Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, a researcher at the Chinese Seal Engraving Research Institute, a visiting professor at the China Academy of Art, a librarian at the Zhejiang Provincial Literature and History Research Center, a national first-class artist, and a Xiling Seal Seal Society director.