Pan Xinming

Pan Xinming, style name Yizhen, was born in October 1957 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. He has been passionate about calligraphy and painting since childhood and has devoted over four decades to dedicated study and practice. In March 2007, he completed a hard-pen running script, hand-copied, sewn-bound edition of "Dream of the Red Chamber" (120 chapters), which was featured in special reports by China Yellow River Television and Shanxi News Network (searchable via Baidu). In 2015 and 2016, he participated twice in international auctions in Hong Kong and Macao; although the works did not sell, this marked the first time in Chinese history that hard-pen calligraphy was presented at an international auction. He won the Silver Award in Calligraphy at the 6th "Sifang Cup" International Calligraphy, Painting, Photography Grand Prix, is a recipient of the title "Top Hundred Chinese Calligraphers and Painters," and received the First Prize in Calligraphy at the National Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition.