zhang minghu was born in meixian, shaanxi province in 1946. in 2005, he founded meixian lanting calligraphy school, which trained more than 3000 adults and students in primary, secondary, and tertiary schools for society. in 2017, i was awarded the title of "shaanxi province excellent show star school" by cctv, and "baoji city excellent education unit" was also awarded the title of "top ten star teachers in shaanxi gansu ningxia". his calligraphy works were selected into the "95 anniversary of the founding of the cpc and the limited edition album to greet the 19th national congress of the communist party of china", and won the title of a leading calligrapher of the times. in 2018, his calligraphy works were selected into the "national rites, world treasure posts" album of a famous chinese artist. in 2017, he inscribed "great qin hongtu, china's giant dragon" for the badaling great wall, and won the gold medal. he is a famous calligrapher of brand influence on the list of chinese good brand art figures. i am currently a senior calligraphy teacher of the chinese calligraphers association, a national senior calligrapher, a special artist for the state guests of the people's republic of china, deputy director of the confucius art museum, visiting professor of the confucius institute, executive director of the cctv ink painting academy, vice president of the qufu hongru calligraphy and painting academy, and vice chairman of the china confucianism cultural industry alliance. the most noteworthy and collectible artist in china, included in the oriental master database in 2019, and selected for the chinese famous artists exhibition in june 2020. he was awarded the title of "people's meritorious artist" on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china. in july 2021, he was interviewed by reporters at the star avenue studio of china central television and was awarded the title of 21st century charm figure. in december 2021, he was included in the "chinese artist yearbook" and was named a prominent figure in the chinese art industry. in december 2022, he was awarded the title of "national treasure level art master" by the national treasure level art master evaluation committee and the national rites cultural and art research committee. in january 2023, he was awarded the title of "famous calligrapher and painter with virtue and art" by the art development center of the ministry of culture and tourism. in february 2023, he and sun xiaoyun, chairman of the chinese calligraphy association, were selected for the fox top 10 celebrities in chinese art.
