Xu Jian, also known as Yiqing, also known as Yiqing Caotang. Born in Weifang, Shandong in 1977, he joined the army in 1994 and graduated from the National University of Defense Technology of the People's Liberation Army in 2000. He is currently the Office Director of the PLA Second Artillery Art Calligraphy Research Institute and a member of the Art Committee, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a member of the Beijing Calligraphers Association, a member of the first Chinese Studies Class of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a member of the Shen Peng Calligraphy Project Class of the China National Academy of Painting, and a member of the National Member of the Book Club, Distinguished Professor of the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, and Assistant Professor of Liu Hongbiao’s Calligraphy Studio, School of Art, Renmin University of China.