
List of the Most Influential Figures in Chinese Culture —Zhu Liangji

朱良吉,原名良基,1946年生于江苏宿迁,中共党员、开发区先进模范党员,一级书法家。现任世界非物质文化遗产研究院副院长,央视多档艺术栏目特聘教授、艺术顾问,同时担任多家文艺研究会高级研究员、专家顾问。
他幼承家学、自幼习书,年少深耕笔墨,早年文章获央广播发。扎根基层多年,曾任职水利系统,经典魏体大字收录于中央新闻纪录片。退休后笔耕不辍,软硬笔皆精、诸体兼备,为人谦和崇德,常年义务助学写联、帮扶家乡公益,德艺双馨。
其作品多次登陆《人民代表报》《中华英才》、荣宝斋大展,斩获多项大奖,亮相大兴机场、鸟巢等国家级场所及各大主流媒体。作品远赴新加坡、俄、法、泰等多国展出并被海外名校收藏,还登陆纽约时代广场展播。2026年亮相书画春晚,双手正反书福惊艳全场,获评优秀文化传承人。年过八旬仍坚守艺路,以笔墨传承中华文脉。
Zhu Liangji Original given name: Liangji. Born in Suqian, Jiangsu Province in 1946, Zhu Liangji is a member of the Communist Party of China, an Outstanding Model Party Member of the Development Zone, and a First-Class Calligrapher. He currently serves as Vice President of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Institute, Distinguished Professor and Art Advisor for multiple art programs on CCTV, as well as Senior Research Fellow and Expert Advisor for numerous literary and art research associations.He received a family education in Chinese calligraphy from an early age and practiced brush writing since childhood, devoting himself to calligraphy in his youth. In his early years, his essays were broadcast by China National Radio. Having worked at the grassroots level for many years, he once served in the water conservancy system. His monumental calligraphy in the classic Wei style was featured in official central news documentaries.
After retirement, he never put down his writing tools. He masters both hard-tip and brush calligraphy and is proficient in all major Chinese calligraphic scripts. Modest and virtuous, he regularly writes couplets free of charge to support student education and participates in public welfare initiatives for his hometown, earning him the reputation of an artist with both fine virtue and consummate craftsmanship.His artworks have been repeatedly published in People’s Deputy News and China Talents, and exhibited at major art shows held by Rongbaozhai. He has won numerous prestigious awards, and his calligraphy has been displayed at national landmark venues including Daxing International Airport and the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), alongside coverage across all mainstream media platforms.
His works have toured exhibitions in Singapore, Russia, France, Thailand and other countries, collected by renowned overseas universities, and featured on giant screens in New York’s Times Square. At the 2026 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Spring Festival Gala, he amazed the entire audience by writing the Chinese character "Fu" (blessing) forward and backward simultaneously with both hands, and was honored as an Outstanding Inheritor of Traditional Culture.
Now in his eighties, he remains committed to his artistic journey, inheriting the profound Chinese cultural lineage through his calligraphy.







