Li Juzhou

Li Juzhou, pen name Li Xiang, is a world-renowned master of art; a social activist; a inheritor of red culture; Assistant Secretary-General of China's National Talent Database; Key Recommended (Integrity Artist) by the China Integrity Brand March 3·15 Campaign; Key Recommended (Anyang Integrity Ambassador) by the China Integrity Brand March 3·15 Campaign China Culture and Education Integrity Alliance; Council Member of China Education Television and Ink and Wash Danqing Calligraphy Academy; Vice President of the Shandong Dongyi Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute; Academician of China Zhongtong Calligraphy and Painting Academy; Member of China Bashu Calligraphy and Painting Academy; Gold Medalist of the 6th National Calligraphy and Painting Competition and Exhibition. He has also been selected by the United Nations Foundation for the Protection of World Intangible Cultural Heritage and the American Stamp Group as a Chinese Art Master and a World Stamp Personality, successfully appearing on postage stamps of multiple countries. On the occasion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Li Juzhou’s calligraphy was issued as a postage stamp by China Post Network and China Post Company; Gold Medalist of the Calligraphy Exhibition Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the New Fourth Army; First Prize Winner of the China Community Education Calligraphy Exhibition and the Inaugural “Happy Learning China” Community Education Calligraphy Exhibition; First Prize Winner of the Calligraphy Work Exhibition “The Party in My Heart,” organized by the Trade Union of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Red Army’s Victory; Excellent Award Winner of the Qingfeng Sunhe Calligraphy Exhibition, among over 80 other awards.          
      Li Juzhou, born in 1965 in Anyang, Henan Province—the ancient capital of seven dynasties and the birthplace of Oracle Bone Script—currently resides in Beijing. Since childhood, he has shown a profound interest in calligraphy, studied Confucian classics, Tang and Song poetry, and extensively examined ancient and modern calligraphy masterpieces, accumulating deep cultural foundations. Through the introduction of Director Zhang Xuequan of the Central Guard Bureau and Zhang Yi of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, he had the honor of becoming a disciple of Master Wang Hongjun. Under his master’s meticulous instruction and strict discipline, he mastered all styles of calligraphy, especially excelling in seal script and Mao-style calligraphy, while thoroughly studying ancient and modern literature and dedicating great effort to tracing the origins of Chinese literature, reaching up to Mao’s style and extending down to the Qing dynasty scholars. His diligence surpassed that of ordinary practitioners, honing extraordinary skills. He deeply understands that artistic cultivation lies in tranquility and detachment; before his style matured, he secluded himself for many years to intensely study calligraphy and refrained from participating in numerous social activities or pursuing titles prematurely. He firmly believes that one must give up something to gain something else, and thus his calligraphy skills advanced by leaps and bounds, forming his own distinctive style—graceful yet vigorous, weighty and rugged, powerful like aged wine, leaving a lasting aftertaste, earning admiration from the calligraphy community and an excellent reputation. Many of his works have been collected by foreign embassies, museums, provincial and national art galleries, international figures, and overseas friends.