Mi Fei was a calligrapher, painter and painting theorist in the Northern Song Dynasty. He is gifted, scattered, eccentric, an addict and crazy, so he is called "Mi Dian". Song Huizong was once a doctor of painting and calligraphy, and was called "Minnan Palace".

Mi Fei's History of Painting records his collection, appreciation of ancient paintings, love for painting, aesthetic taste and creative experience, which is the best basis for studying his paintings. Mi Fei's Book of Treasures to Be Visited was written in the autumn of 1086, which is divided into two parts: seeing and listening. Eighty-four songs were recorded in Jin Dynasty, which was the first in later generations and had great influence. There are even works that imitate the style of this book, such as Zhang Si Biao written in the Ming Dynasty. Mi Fei's "Hai Yue Ming Sentences" are all his own words about calligraphy, which reflect Mi Fei's aesthetic thoughts of calligraphy.