Mi Fu (1051-1107), formerly named Fu and later changed his name to Yuanzhang, himself named Mi or Qian (Fu), born in Xiangyang, Hubei, and named Shi Ren (Hai Yue Foreign History), or fu (descendants of Shu Xiong and Huo Zheng). Calligrapher, painter, calligrapher and painting theorist of the Northern Song Dynasty, together with CAI Xiang, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, collectively known as the "Four song". He used to be the school shulang, painting and calligraphy doctor, secretary of the Ministry of Rites Foreign lang. Originally from Shanxi, Ran moved to Xiangyang, Hubei, and later settled in Runzhou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu).

Mi Fu calligraphy and painting itself, dried wood bamboo stone, landscape painting unique style characteristics. In calligraphy is also quite attainments, good at seal character, Li, Kai, line, grass and other calligraphic style, good at copying the ancient calligraphy, to the true degree. His main works include poems on buildings with many views, poems in Hong County, Inscription in Yanshan Mountain, and life notes in worship of Zhongyue, etc.