Hongren (弘仁 in Chinese, 1610—1663),  or JIANG Tao (Hongren is his Buddhist name), a native of Shexian, Anhui province. He was a scholar in the late Ming Dynasty. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he resisted the new ruling class, left his hometown and ventured to Fujian province, where he became a monk on Wuyi Mountain.

Hongren excelled in landscape painting. Emphasizing the importance of learning from nature, Hongren skillfully depicted various landscapes, especially excelling in capturing the beauty of Huangshan mountain  and Wuyi Mountain. His paintings conveyed the magnificence and elegance of mountains and rivers, achieving a profound and graceful artistic conception. Along with Shitao, Badashanren, and Kuncan, they were referred to as the ‘Four Great Monks' .