Song Bin (19 18—2005), a native of Shilou, Shanxi, studied in Shanxi Institute of Education in his early years. Before his death, he was a member of Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee, a librarian of Shanxi Provincial Museum of Literature and History, a member of China Calligraphy Art Research Association, a national first-class member of China Calligraphers Association, a member of Shanxi Calligraphy Association, a director of Lvliang Calligraphy Association and a distinguished painter of Middle East Art Research Institute.
Xu Qi (1934——) is a first-class calligrapher from shilou county. I like poetry and calligraphy since I was a child. He has participated in many major painting and calligraphy exhibitions at home and abroad and has been selected, exhibited, collected and published by more than 20 painting and calligraphy clubs at home and abroad. Currently, he is a painter, creative member of China Academy of Fine Arts Cultural and Art Market Research Center, painter of Zhongyuan Painting and Calligraphy Institute, academician of China Chuanfu Painting and Calligraphy Institute, member of Chinese and foreign painting and calligraphy art exchange association, honorary professor of China Contemporary Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association, and special correspondent of Oriental Tide magazine.