Hou Jicai
Hou Jicai, male, 62 years old, is the owner of Jiyazhai in Fanzhi County, Shanxi Province, and a member of the 4th to 9th CPPCC in the county.
Chinese name: Hou Jicai
Alias: Male
Nationality: Han
Occupation: Member of the Painting and Calligraphy Research Association
Main achievements: Master of Jiya Zhai, Fanzhi County, Shanxi Province
Representative works: "Wanshou Collection", "Auspicious Words"
Member of the Chinese Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, Shanxi Province He is a member of the Calligraphers Association, a member of the Shanxi Farmers Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, a director of the Mount Wutai Research Association, and a member of the Sanjin Culture Research Association. From a rural artist, he gradually embarked on the road of art. He is self-taught in calligraphy, painting, printing and mounting. He is good at seal script in calligraphy. Grapes are the first in Chinese painting and flowers and birds. His printing is unique and his mounting art is unique in the city. Some of the works have won awards at the national, provincial, municipal and county levels and have been sold at home and abroad. The 160-meter-long scroll "Longevity Picture" won the Guinness title of Shanghai World and entered the Great Hall of the People to show its grace. Wei Gong held several personal calligraphy and painting exhibitions and published two books, "Wanshou Collection" and "Auspicious Words". His personal deeds have appeared on TV and in newspapers, and his personal biography has been included in dictionaries such as "Who's Who in the Chinese Contemporary Art Circle".