Gao Xie

His rare collections included more than one thousand versions of Shi Jing from different periods in Chinese history, which was the largest at that time.

He also used many art-names (hào) and pen names in his work including Hanyin (寒隱), Laorang (老攘), Huangtian (黃天), Baoweng (葩翁), Cishi (慈石), Shiruo (時若).

[2] Gao was a leading figure of the South Society which was the largest literature and poetry organization during the late Qing dynasty and the early period of the Republic of China (ROC).

[citation needed] Gao's grandson Charles K. Kao was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking achievements concerning fiber-optic communication.

In 1990s and 2000s, Gao's calligraphies and paintings has been shown in various antique auctions in Shanghai,[5] Beijing, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong and gained popularity.