Ren Yu Nong, courtesy name Xiangpu, was ancestrally from Changsha, Hunan. He was a writer and poet, and graduated from the History Department of Hunan First Normal College. He taught at Liling Women?s Normal School in Hunan. In 1938, he co-founded Nanfeng Magazine with friends and served as editor-in-chief. After Japan?s surrender, he taught at Pei Hwa Chinese School in Beihai, Chung Ling High School in Penang, Taiping Hua Lian High School, and the Language Institute and Teachers? College in Kuala Lumpur as a lecturer in classical Chinese literature. In 1985, he co-founded the Malaysia Calligraphy Association and served as adviser. He received the Honorary Cultural Award from the Malaysian Chinese Cultural Association and was appointed honorary professor by Shaanxi Normal University in China. His calligraphy has an orchid-like refinement, graceful and elegant, complementing the character of his poetry and prose.