Fei Danxu

He was a native of Wucheng (乌程 - now Wuxing, Zhejiang).

[2] Fei began painting when he was very young in Wucheng.

He later traveled throughout Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces to practiced his art.

[3] Among his paintings of beautiful women is "Twelve Beauties of Jinling," which features twelve of the major female characters in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

Fei's younger brother Dancheng, as well as his sons and grandsons, continued the tradition of painting beautiful women, as did Gai Qi's grandson.