Chen Lei Shi, originally from Chao?an, courtesy name Botong, was an internationally renowned guqin master, writer, and calligrapher. He taught at Chung Ling High School in Penang and Chung Hwa High School in Muar, Johor, and later served as professor at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he was also curator of the Chinese Music Archive. He wrote A Glimpse of Travels in Europe. His calligraphy began with Wei steles and later advanced into Han clerical script, especially the Zhang Qian Stele. It has a lingering charm and belongs to the literati style.