Cao Rulin

• Cao Rulin (1877-1966), courtesy name Runtian, was a high-ranking official in the early Republic of China and the leader of the New Communications Clique. Before the May Fourth Movement, he served as Minister of Transportation, Minister of Finance, and General Manager of the Bank of Communications. He was also a politician in the Beiyang Government (Beijing Government).

• relevant artists

  • Zhang Hu

  • Fang Jing

  • Wu Yongwei

  • Ding Shiyuan

  • Bao Lihong

  • Shi Yunyu

    Shi Yunyu (1755-1837), courtesy name Zhiru, pen names Zhuotang, Duxue Laoren (The Old Man of Independent Study), and Huayun Anzhuren (Master of the Flower Rhythm Studio), was a political figure and top scholar from the Qing Dynasty. He was born in 1755 in Wu County, Jiangsu. In the 55th year of the Qianlong reign (1790), he won the top honor in the imperial examination, the "Zhuangyuan" (first place scholar) in the Wan Shou En Ke examination, and was appointed to the Hanlin Academy as a compiler. He eventually rose to the position of Education Commissioner of Hunan.

  • Zhou Jingfang

  • Zuo Quan

  • Xie Tao

  • Xiong Zhengqi

  • Wang Fugong

  • Tan Zuren

  • He Guozhong

  • Wang Chun

  • Zou Jijin

  • Zheng Xiaoxu

    Zheng Xiaoxu was a modern Chinese politician, poet, and calligrapher. He was good at regular script, and one of the advocates of “Tong Guang School”.

  • Zhang Boying

    Zhang Boying, courtesy name Shaopu, was a calligrapher, epigrapher, poet, and scholar.

  • Xiao Xun

    Xiao Xun (1883-1944), courtesy name Qianzhong and art name Dailong Shanqu, was a modern painter born in Huaining County, Anhui Province. In his youth, he studied landscape painting under Jiang Yun. He was known for his technique of layering paints multiple times in his landscape paintings.