Qi Baishi (1864--1957), whose original name was Chunzhi and whose courtesy name was Weiqing, was later renamed Huang, whose courtesy name was Pingsheng and whose nickname was Baishi. His nickname was borrowed from the owner of the mountain hall, and he sent it to Laoping Laoping and Xingziwu. Old people, wooden people, wooden lay people, etc., people from Xiangtan, Hunan. He is a famous painter, calligrapher and seal engraver in my country in the 20th century. He once served as professor at the Beijing National Art College, honorary professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, honorary president of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, and chairman of the Chinese Artists Association. He was awarded the title of "Chinese People's Artist", won the 1955 International Peace Gold Medal of the World Peace Council, and was elected as a "World Cultural Celebrity" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1963, etc. There are "Baishi Poetry and Grass", "Baishi Seal and Grass", "Selected Works of Qi Baishi", "Collection of Qi Baishi's Works", etc. handed down from generation to generation.
He worked as a carpenter in his early years, and later learned poetry, seal cutting, calligraphy, and painting from local intellectuals Chen Shaofan and Hu Qinyuan. So he made a living by selling paintings and engraving. In his middle age, he traveled many times to the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Fan Zengxiang, the poet, wrote with sincerity and the interest of ancient folk songs. The seals were made using the techniques of Qin Quan, Han seals, and Han steles. They were made with a single sword, bold and powerful. He Zizhen, Jin Dongxin, Li Beihai, "Tianfa Shenprophe" and "Sangong Mountain" were calligraphers. In his later years, he participated in the construction of monuments with Cao Zi. With the support of Chen Shizeng, painting underwent a "decline reform", which allowed him to navigate between the broad and the subtle. He has written many "good articles" that are "eternal masterpieces".
Qi Huang was a carpenter and a great artist who was outstanding in poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing. His artistic experience was legendary. Regarding these four skills, he considered seal cutting to be the first, poetry second, calligraphy third, and painting fourth.