Tan Kai, Maonan nationality, 1965, from Guangxi. He was a soldier, studied in Nanjing Art Institute and studied in Beijing Painting Academy. 1988 graduated from Nanjing Art Institute and studied calligraphy in Wuxi Calligraphy Art Institute. At present, he is the vice president of the Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute of the National Defense University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the director of the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, the first-class member of the Artists Department of the China Talent Research Association, the member of the Guangxi Artists Association, the director of the Guangxi Youth Calligraphy Association, and the member of the Zhong Xing International Artists Association. His works have won many awards and have been published in major exhibitions at home and abroad. Over the years, his works have been collected by Canadian, Japanese, American, Singaporean, Malaysian, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and many other art galleries, museums and private collections.