Zhang Zhaolai
	 Zhang Zhaolai 
 
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Zhang Zhaolei, a Chinese calligrapher of hard pen large characters, a state guest gift artist, an art talent of the Ministry of Culture, a visiting professor at Oxford School of Art in the UK, a member of the Jinan Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, and a member of the World Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association. Mr. Zhang Zhaolei uses the multi-functional brush he has developed to write large character calligraphy on Xuan paper, integrating Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and traditional Chinese calligraphy, abandoning bizarre scripts, emphasizing layout, using calligraphy as a surface expression, and fully demonstrating the essence of the four seasons alternating, yin-yang balance, rising and falling, and unity of heaven and man. Metal hard pen, Xuan paper writing, is a pioneering achievement, a unique Chinese art, registered copyright, state gift works, hard pen calligraphy, with undulating and strange beauty, vigorous and grandeur, combining roundness and squareness, speed and resistance, moderate hardness and softness, with a strong artistic personality of the times, adding a highly valuable carrier to the family of Chinese calligraphy tools, making hard pen calligraphy have a milestone record, enabling the inheritance of large character hard pen calligraphy, truly a great fortune for Chinese characters. At the same time, it has opened up a new realm for Chinese hard pen calligraphy, realizing the Chinese dream and world dream of hard pen calligraphy. He has won awards in national and provincial calligraphy competitions. In 2016, Master Dezhao, the 31st generation disciple of Shaolin Temple on Mount Song, personally wrote "The First Person of Iron Pen Calligraphy" for Mr. Zhang Zhaolei. In November 2016, he was recommended by multiple websites and newspapers across the country as a powerful brand influence calligrapher. In April 2017, he was selected into the "China Card - Belt and Road" series collection album by China Post. In September 2017, he was selected into the "Chinese Art Selection" published by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the "Chinese Art Atlas" from 1949 to 2018 by Xicang Seal Studio. In November 2017, "Discussion on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Water Character Calligraphy Art" was published on the European version of the People's Daily Overseas Edition. In December 2017, he won the gold award in the first national "Belt and Road. Chinese Cup" folk culture art invitation exhibition. In February 2018, he was awarded the title of "Chinese State Guest Gift Artist" by the China Purple Light Pavilion State Gift Center. In March 2018, he was awarded the honor of "Contemporary Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Worker". In May 2018, he won the gold award in the "Chinese Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Masters' Excellent Works Exhibition" and was included in the "Great Events of China's Ink Master Collection".
	
	
	 
	
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