Neijiang, Sichuan, 1899 (25th year of Guangxu reign of Qing dynasty), Panyu, Guangdong, 10 (first day of the fourth lunar month), was born in a scholarly family in Li Anliang (Yantangwan, Xiangbizui), a suburb of Neijiang County, Sichuan Province. Legend has it that before he was born, his mother dreamed that an old man sent an ape into the house at night, so when he was twenty-one, he changed his name, also known as Cheng He. Later, when he became a monk, his dharma number was very large, so the world also called him a "great Buddhist." Zhang Daqian is the most legendary master of Chinese painting in China in the 20th century. He knows everything about painting, calligraphy, seal cutting and poetry. In his early years, he devoted himself to studying ancient calligraphy and painting, especially landscape painting. After living abroad, the style of painting combined with words, heavy color and ink painting, especially splashing ink and setting colors, created a new artistic style. His research methods are worth learning from painters who try to move from tradition to modernity.