General Yuan Wei, a native of Huangpi, Wuhan, is a military historian, national cultural expert, senior researcher, and famous calligrapher. In 1994, he was awarded the rank of major general. Former director of the China Military Museum and director of the Institute of Calligraphy and Painting. He is currently the president of the Bayi Painting and Calligraphy Academy and the chairman of the Chinese Red Culture Calligraphers and Painters Association. Member of Chinese Calligraphy Association. He has been engaged in news writing, military history research, cultural and cultural undertakings, and calligraphy and painting art for a long time, and has written many books.