Guo Xinghua, male, originally from Yanshan County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province. PhD in fine arts, postdoctoral fellow in calligraphy studies, member of the Chinese Artists Association, current executive editor of the PLA Fine Arts and Calligraphy magazine of the General Political Propaganda Department, director of the Academic Research Department of the PLA Fine Arts and Calligraphy Research Institute, secretary-general of the General Staff Art Creation Institute, and Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Distinguished researcher of the Academy of Art Creation.