Hou Jianhe, pen name Shanren, born in Guannan, Jiangsu Province, was born in 1952. He graduated with a major in Chinese and now lives in Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province, and is retired. He is currently the vice president of China Traditional Chinese Painting Academy, the executive director of the World Chinese Exchange Association, the honorary chairman of the World Chinese Calligraphers Association, the honorary chairman of the China National Artists Association, the vice chairman of the China Calligraphy and Painting Society, the honorary vice chairman of China Art Network, the special painter of the Cultural Market Development Center of the Ministry of Culture, the president of the Songzhuang International Calligraphy and Painting Institute in China, the artistic consultant of the China Art Promotion Association, and the researcher of the China National Studies Research Association.