Deping Lou, born in 1942 in Pizhou, Jiangsu Province, is a poet, painter, calligrapher, seal cutting artist, social activist and planner. He is currently the chairman of the East-West Association of Artists, executive chairman of the Association of Calligraphy, Painting and Sealcutting of France, vice chairman of the World Association of Zen Buddhist Calligraphers and Painters, honorary director of the National Top Ten Filial Piety Hyun Selection Committee, chairman of the Global Filial Day Committee, standing councilor of the Asian Confucius Association, councilor of the International Association of Poetry, Painting and Pen.