Shen Peng, a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, was born in September 1931. He is a member of the CPC and Honorary Chairman of the China Calligraphers Association. His prior positions include Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Fine Arts Publishing House and Vice President of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He has been a member of the 8th to 12th CPPCC National Committee. He was engaged as a researcher of the CCICH in November 2007.