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Song Huanzhong
Song Huanzhong
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Song Huanzhong, also known as Tai Shi, Zhen Shi, De Shan, Ren Ci, Qi Ren, Guai Cai, styled as Zui Xing Jushi, Baishan Daoren, Mo Seng Kuangren, Zui Mo Xianren, was born on the 28th day of the fourth lunar month in 1952 in Wupaitou Village, Tongquan Township, Mingshui County, Heilongjiang. His ancestral home is Shandong. He is a renowned calligraphy master, root carving master, signature expert, and the first person in China to pioneer inverted calligraphy. He is a marvel and a genius. Currently, he serves as the Dean of the Jipin Tang Calligraphy and Painting Academy in Guangzhou, a National Level One Calligrapher, National Level One Artisan, National Gift Artist, China Master of Arts and Crafts, and a master painter of timeless art. He is also the Chairman of the Guangdong Branch of the China International Calligraphy and Painting Art Association, Vice Chairman of the same association, Honorary President of the Guangdong I Ching Research Society, Honorary Chairman of the Guangzhou Northern Shaolin Martial Arts Association, and Chairman and CEO of Guangzhou Da Song Auction Co., Ltd.
Since childhood, he has been deeply passionate about calligraphy. He spent 13 years in military service, later transitioning into public service and business. After decades of diligent exploration, his calligraphy reflects his character: his brush conveys his aspirations, his ink reveals his emotions. He embodies the Way of Humanity, the Way of Calligraphy, the Way of Art, and the Way of Heaven. His calligraphic works contain poetic imagery, musical rhythms, the grace of dance, and the intrinsic artistic essence of written characters—a culture, a passion, an innovation imbued with imagination and creativity, boldly original, eccentric, spontaneous, seeking dreams and truth, evoking awe and setting a groundbreaking standard. His large-character calligraphy is novel, strange, unique, powerful, grand in momentum, unrestrained in brushwork, bold and wild, emotionally charged, majestic in spirit, with extraordinary imagination, broad-mindedness, and elegant demeanor.
Song Huanzhong has devoted decades to in-depth study of the I Ching and has attained considerable expertise in Feng Shui and physiognomy. He freely serves the public by dispelling misfortunes, averting calamities, resolving difficulties, transforming misfortune into fortune, and turning danger into safety, earning widespread admiration.
Song Huanzhong authored the world’s extraordinary textbook, “Inverted Calligraphy Techniques,” which broke the Guinness World Record and earned him the title of the first person in China’s five-thousand-year history to pioneer the technique of inverted calligraphy. His root-carved characters are crafted from naturally occurring rare driftwood, ingeniously utilizing nature’s masterpieces—bold, vigorous, endowed with masculine grandeur, with exquisitely beautiful, lifelike forms, profound artistic conception, perfect structure, astonishing craftsmanship, and heavenly artistry. These works are divine gifts from heaven, unparalleled in the world today, masterpieces of nature that transform the mundane into the miraculous, infused with celestial aura and earthly vitality, serving as talismans to ward off evil, protect homes, ensure perpetual peace, and promote longevity. The Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao and numerous domestic media outlets have hailed them as national treasure-level root-carved artworks. They are ideal gifts for dignitaries and successful individuals and are rare treasures for collectors. Suitable for display in corporate lobbies and home halls, they are priceless.
He specializes in large-character calligraphy: In 2011, at the Pazhou Hall, he wrote a “Buddha” character measuring 20 meters long and 10 square meters in area; in 2012, during the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution in Zhongshan City’s Gudian Town, he wrote a “Dragon” character measuring 20 meters long and 10 meters wide (200 square meters). His dragon characters flow like coiling dragons, full of dynamic momentum, and have been reported and disseminated by thousands of domestic media outlets including CCTV and the Guangzhou Daily. His large-character calligraphy can be described as divine, strange, and unparalleled—he has used ink and brush to establish the spirit, backbone, ambition, dominance, pride, and heroism of the Chinese nation. To promote the profound culture of the Chinese nation, he has mastered numerous extraordinary skills: he can write inverted calligraphy using reverse thinking, horizontal inverted script using counter-directional thinking, and simultaneously write with both hands. He practices cup-writing, finger-writing, fist-writing, nose-writing (“Chī” writing), blind writing, regular writing, and inverted writing. He has devoted his entire life to promoting the vast and profound culture of the Chinese nation, showcasing the wisdom, diligence, bravery, resilience, and capability of the Chinese people.
Recently, he created one hundred dragon characters, one hundred Buddha characters, one hundred longevity characters, one hundred tiger characters, and one hundred blessing characters—each uniquely stylized, unprecedented in history, forming his own distinct school and attracting global attention.
Due to his outstanding contributions in promoting Chinese culture and art, as well as economic and cultural development both domestically and internationally, Song Huanzhong has received numerous honors:
In 2008, in Guangzhou, using a giant brush weighing 150 jin, he created an inverted “Tiger” character measuring 30 meters long and 10 meters wide (300 square meters), which the Guangzhou Daily hailed as the world’s largest inverted tiger character.
On June 6, 2008, he completed China’s first systematic textbook on inverted calligraphy techniques using reverse thinking: “Inverted Calligraphy Techniques,” a 400-page volume containing 2,229 inverted characters, breaking the Guinness World Record and earning him recognition as the first person in China’s five-thousand-year history to pioneer inverted calligraphy techniques.
On August 15, 2009, the Yangcheng Metro Newspaper and Guangdong Radio News Station awarded him “Guangzhou No. 1, Inverted Calligraphy King of the Third Quarter, 2008.”
In December 2009, he was included in the Central Literature Publishing House publication “New Guangdong Under the Blue Sky.”
In October 2011, the Beijing Mao Zedong Thought Academic Research Association and the “Heroic Ode” Event Organizing Committee awarded him the honorary title of “Meritorious Figure of the Republic,” and included his biography in “Heroic Ode” (Volume 321).
In December 2011, the Beijing China Influence Association and the “Influencing China” Editorial Committee awarded him the title of “Most Influential Figure in China,” and included him in the “Biographical Dictionary of the Most Influential Figures in China” (Page 374).
In 2012, the World Chinese Cultural Celebrities Association, the World Chinese Cultural Research Center, and the World Academy of Cultural Arts awarded him the title of “Outstanding World Chinese Cultural Celebrity,” and included him in the large-scale international exchange series “Outstanding World Chinese Cultural Celebrities,” Volume 3 (Page 392).
In October 2013, the China Overseas Chinese Publishing House selected him as one of the “Six Vanguard Figures of China’s Art World”: Song Huanzhong, Ouyang Zhongming, Yan Gongda, Shen Peng, Xu Yu, and Quan Xijun—all sharing this honor.
In 2014, China International Philately Network, under the theme “Building a Beautiful China,” published his root-carved calligraphy works as “China Philatelic Album,” “Stamps,” and “Postcards.”
In 2014, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, China Post published a special collection titled “Contemporary Chinese Master Calligrapher and Painter Song Huanzhong,” featuring his artworks in “Philatelic Albums,” “Stamps,” and “Postcards.”
In October 2018, the magazine “Pioneer of the New Era” and the Beijing Wuzhou Huaren Cultural Development Center honored him among the “Meritorious Figures of the Republic” in tribute to the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nation. Honorees on the Honor Roll of Outstanding Chinese Figures: Shi Liqing, Song Huanzhong, Sun Shaohong, Tang Jingkun, Wang Jianyuan, Jin Hui, Wang Mianhou, Liu Changkun, Cai Yingzhou, Ling Shiran, Dong Qilong, He Dexiang, Jin Rongfu, Jin Yunming, Zhou Yinguo, and others.
In 2019, China International Cultural Exchange Publishing House, “Pioneer of the New Era” Magazine, World Chinese Cultural Celebrities Association, and World Chinese Cultural Research Center selected him among the “Ten Outstanding Pioneering Chinese of the Century” alongside Liu Xueqian, Liu Zongzhen, Lu Wenjie, Pan Dinghua, Ping Longxiang, Zhong Jingxian, Tai Yu’ai, Shi Su, Song Huanzhong, and Su Yuchun.
In January 2019, China International Cultural Media Publishing House, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, selected him among the “Glory of China, Splendid China: 70th Anniversary Tribute,” alongside Yao Ming, Fan Zeng, Yuan Longping, Guo Mingyi, Chen Guangbiao, Zhong Xuesen, Yang Zhenning, Chen Xiangmei, and Li Ka-shing.
In January 2019, the Yanhuang Ji Miao Cultural Exchange Center, through the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing House, selected him for the book “Homage to the Classics: Representative Figures in Chinese Calligraphy and Painting,” sharing the honor with 256 modern Chinese masters including Kang Youwei, Yu Youren, Zhao Puchu, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, etc. (Song Huanzhong’s works featured on page 54).
In 2019, the Talent Database for Calligraphy and Painting Practitioners, the Chinese Ink Painting Daily Organizing Committee, and the Center for Data on Masters of Calligraphy and Painting awarded him “Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Personality of the Year 2019.”
In 2019, the National Gift Artist Evaluation Committee and the Traditional Cultural Art Intangible Heritage Transmission Center awarded him the title “Honoring the Classics: Master of Calligraphy and Painting Transmission.”
In February 2020, the official website of National Gift Artist recommended him as “The Most Collectible Artist of 2020.”
In January 2020, he was selected among “China’s Most Powerful Contemporary Artists,” “China’s Virtuous and Artistic Masters,” “China’s Most Investment-Valuable Artists,” and “China’s Most Influential Calligraphy and Painting Masters” in “Cai Feng China,” Issue 56 (Page 88): “The Artistic Marvel: China’s First Inverted Calligrapher—Song Huanzhong.”
His signature designs are fluid, artistic, and highly secure. He has designed signatures for tens of thousands of leaders, celebrities, entrepreneurs, singers, actors, sports stars, and TV program hosts worldwide, all of whom have exclaimed, “Extraordinary!”
In Guangzhou’s Wuyang Xincheng, he established the Jipin Tang Calligraphy and Painting Academy, specializing in the sale of celebrity calligraphy and paintings, stationery, antiques, and artworks, and regularly offering teaching classes. Its influence grows daily, and it has become a dazzling cultural landmark in Guangzhou’s metropolis—a renowned cultural brand.
Song Huanzhong’s works are collected by collectors both domestically and internationally. His life story and legends have been reported and disseminated by numerous television stations, newspapers, and magazines worldwide. His works possess high aesthetic, artistic, and collection value.
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