Cao Baolin, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is a famous calligrapher, calligrapher theorist, scholar, professor and doctoral supervisor in contemporary China, director of the Calligraphy Research Institute of Jinan University, academic member of China Calligraphers Association, member of Canglang Bookstore and vice chairman of the International Calligraphy Association.
His calligraphy works won numerous awards in the National Calligraphy Competition, won the first prize in the First National College Student Calligraphy Competition 1982, won the special prize in the First China Pen Calligraphy Competition, won the "National Award" in the Fifth National Calligraphy Exhibition, and won the second prize (the highest prize) in the Outstanding Achievement Award of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education. He has published Bao Weng Ji, China Calligraphy History, Song Liao Golden Volume, China Calligraphy Complete Works, Cai Xiang and Mi Fei Calligraphy Complete Works, China Calligraphy Complete Works, Northern Song Dynasty Masters Volume and Cao Baolin Calligraphy Selected Works.
Influenced by his family, Cao Baolin liked calligraphy and painting since childhood, and was influenced by his uncle Gu Zhenle. But at first, they were basically self-taught. In the running script, he studied the Preface to the Holy Teaching, and then transferred to Zhao Meng, which was just like his appearance, which gave him a certain calligraphy foundation. Calligraphy is an art, which is difficult to learn. Learning calligraphy requires hard work, even for those who are talented in learning calligraphy in Cao Baolin.
According to Mr. Cao Baolin, at first, he studied Zhao Ziang and wrote it with ease. Later, his teacher said that his writing was a little too smooth and smooth, and then he switched to Mifei. Of course, while studying Mi Fei, he also dabbled in Yan Zhenqing, Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian. Finally, he has his own unique style, which makes him a famous calligrapher who inherits the classical calligraphy style.