Liu Hongbiao, also known as Houyi and Nibanzhai, was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi in 1954. A national first-class artist, enjoying special government allowances from the State Council. Director of the Chinese Calligraphers Association and deputy director of the Cursive Script Professional Committee. Member of the Art Committee of the Calligraphy Creation Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Academy of Fine Arts and Calligraphy. Researcher at the Calligraphy and Seal Engraving Academy of the China National Academy of Painting.