Yang Zishi

Yang Zishi is a member of the China Hard Pen Calligraphy Association and of the Chinese Character Form Information Committee of the Chinese Information Processing Society of China, and a contracted type designer with Founder Type. He has long been engaged in hard-pen calligraphy teaching and the compilation of copybooks, and has published more than 300 hard-pen copybooks and calligraphy textbooks, gaining extensive experience in popularizing calligraphy and standardizing Chinese character writing. Seven of his works are included in the library, all volumes of the "Practicing Calligraphy, Learning History" series, including Writing Eighty Characters to Learn Tang History, Writing Eighty Characters to Learn Song History and Writing Eighty Characters to Learn Yuan History, covering the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The series uses writing practice of a small number of typical characters as an entry point to introduce historical and cultural knowledge of the corresponding dynasty, combining handwriting practice with history reading and offering both practicality and informative value; it is often classified as cultural reading. Public information on his birth and death dates, educational background and personal experience is limited.