Zhang Lilin, courtesy name Yulong, was born in June 1964 in Duchang, Jiujiang, Jiangxi. He settled in Beijing in 1996 and has a professional studio in Liulichang Cultural Street. Member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, academician of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Art, vice president of Jinan Yangguan Painting and Calligraphy Academy, visiting professor of the University of Tokyo, Japan, visiting scholar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and vice president of Beijing Han Ruixuan Painting and Calligraphy Academy.