Liansheng's family is Lianxi.
Lian Xi, a famous painter and monk in the Qing Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Lian Xi and whose nickname was Yehang, once lived in Huangshan. He was also known as Monk Zhenran because of his nickname Huangshan Woodcutter. A native of Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, he is one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. He is good at painting landscapes, figures, birds, fish and flowers. He is especially good at calligraphy and is good at engraving. The paintings of figures, immortals and Buddhas that are as tall as ten feet long, do not require rotten drafts, and are done steadily, which is amazing for his unique skills, and he became famous.