Brief Biography-Dong Qichang, a painter, and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, was born in Hua Ting in 1555. He became a politically controversial figure, having his house burned down and his grave desecrated after the Cultural Revolution of 1966.
He painted in the styles of Dong Yuan, Juran and Huang Gongwang. Qichang was an art theorist who perceived the theory of southern forms using calligraphy and northern themes using precise lines, which prevailed throughout Chinese art. The Four Wangs followed his teachings.