Shi (A.D. 1880- A.D. 1942) was a famous mage in the early years of the Republic of China. His common name is Li Shutong, and his ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang. His family tree name, also known as Shore, Guanghou, the word Tong Shu, alias Shuang, Yixian old man, was born in Tianjin in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1880) and died in the thirty-first year of the Republic of China (A.D. 1942) at the age of 63. He is the third son of his father Li Shizhen.

Before becoming a monk, he had a family, that is, Yu's daughter, who was married by his mother at the age of 18, and Jing Zi, who married in Japan, both of whom gave birth to him. Before becoming a monk, Hongyi was brilliant and had high attainments in Chinese painting, music and drama. Although he lost his father in childhood, under the cultivation of his family, both Chinese studies and calligraphy have a good foundation. In addition to the traditional Confucian classic education, he also studied under Mr. Cai Yuanpei at Shanghai Nanyang Public College. After mourning for his mother for half a year, Hong went to Japan together and began his six-year study abroad career. Hongyi was admitted to the Western Painting Department of Ueno Fine Arts School in Tokyo on September 29th in the thirty-second year of Guangxu (A.D. 1906) and studied western painting under Kuroda. Besides studying, Hony is also active in local music, art and drama circles. After graduating in March, Hony returned to China and began his teaching career. Judging from the current data, Hongyi is a teacher deeply loved by students at school, which can divert students' learning attention to pictures and music that people didn't pay much attention to at that time.

The main reason why Hongyi became a monk was that at the age of 37, he went to Dinghui Temple (also known as Tiger Running Temple) in Dacishan, West Lake, Hangzhou to fast and meditate. Since then, he has been a vegetarian, supporting Buddha statues and reading Buddhist classics. Li Shutong was thirty-nine years old, that is, in the seventh year of the Republic of China (A.D. 19 18), and became a monk in Dinghui Temple. In September of that year, he entered Lingyin Temple and was consecrated by a monk.

After becoming a monk, Hony devoted himself to studying classics, among which the study of code was the most in-depth. In addition to collecting and sorting out books related to the four-point method, he also wrote many articles related to commandments. In order to carry forward the precepts, he founded Nanshan Law School and Minnan Buddhism Revision Institute. With his efforts, Nanshan Legalist School was revived, and he himself was regarded as "the 11th ancestor of Nanshan Legalist School" by Buddhist circles. However, it is not only paying attention to precepts, but some people sum up Master Hongyi's Buddhist achievements with "taking Huayan Sect as the boundary, taking under the temptation as the line and taking pure land as the fruit", which shows his spiritual achievements in Huayan Sect and Pure Land Sect. In addition to his achievements in Buddhism, Hongyi's artistic accomplishment before becoming a monk also added a lot of color to Buddhism, such as arranging three treasure songs for Master Taixu, Mo Bao, who was assisted by nursing students to publish the Classic, and copied many classic books.

Hao Yi's becoming a monk coincided with the turbulent period in China. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he was determined to be a martyr, and there were warnings such as "Protecting the law, not afraid of shells" and "Don't forget to remember the Buddha to save the country, and don't forget to remember the Buddha to save the country". He even refused to leave the occupied war zone in order to promote Buddhism. According to his disciple Liu Zhiping, * * * used to be both soft and hard, hoping Hony could exert his influence to help * * * write couplets for Chiang Kai-shek, but he refused.

In terms of national feelings and the affairs of the monk group, Hongyi's behavior is very similar to that of the contemporary Taixu monk, and their friendship is also very good. Hongyi gave great support and encouragement to Taixu's activities to promote the modernization of Buddhism, such as living Buddhism, discipline reconstruction and temple property reform. Even when Taixu was fiercely opposed by traditional forces, Hony gave him sincere support. Because Tai Xu has no formal education, designing teaching courses is not his strong point. Guangyi, who had studied in Japan, was familiar with modern education, so he helped Taixu introduce modern educational methods into the Buddhist College founded by Taixu.

In the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942), Hongyi, who actively promoted discipline and Sangha education, died peacefully in the quiet room of Wenling Nursing Home for the Second time in Quanzhou at the age of 63. Later generations felt the virtue and contribution of Master Hongyi, and established memorial halls for him, such as Li Shutong Memorial Hall and Tianjin Memorial Hall in pinghu city, Zhejiang. At present, there are many researches on Hony, and many seminars on Hony have been held in Taiwan Province. He wrote many works before his death, and was edited into The Complete Works of Master Hongyi by later generations, which is divided into eight volumes, including Buddhism, biography, preface and postscript, literature and art, calligraphy, letters, essays, appendices, etc., totaling13 million words, 10 volume. There are also personal collections, such as Cai Niansheng's Collection of Master Hongyi's Methods, Master Hongyi's Notes, Qin's Collection of Letters from Master Hongyi Li Shutong, Qin's Collection of Li Shutong's Music, Qin Qiming's Collection of Master Li Shutong's Speech, Xu Zhenglun's Complete Works of Master Hongyi's Poems, and edited by Liu Sufen.