Who is the greatest calligrapher in contemporary China?

Ouyang Zhongshi is one of the most famous calligraphers in China today.

Ouyang Zhongshi, male, 1928, from Feicheng, Tai 'an City, Shandong Province. He is a famous scholar, educator, calligrapher and calligraphy educator in China. Professor and doctoral supervisor of Capital Normal University.

In terms of calligraphy, he dabbled in Zhou Jinhan, Jin Tiebei, Tang and even Ming and Qing Dynasties, learned from others and became the second king, forming a unique elegant and fresh style, which has a wide influence at home and abroad. His published works include Zhong Shi's Reading Ci Notes at Night, Zhong Shi's Reading Zhao Qing's Ci Notes, and Xiao Kai Tao Te Ching.

In the study of calligraphy theory, he has compiled more than 40 monographs and textbooks. There are mainly China Calligraphy History, China Calligraphy, Calligraphy Tutorial (editor-in-chief), Cao Zhang's Notes, Calligraphy and China Culture (editor-in-chief) and series of calligraphy textbooks of China Calligraphy and Painting Correspondence University (editor-in-chief, an important part of self-editing). Among them, "Calligraphy Course" won the second prize 1995, which is an excellent textbook for colleges and universities of the State Education Commission. In 2002, he won the first Lanting Award for Calligraphy and the Special Contribution Award for Education in China.