High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Huang Xiang was born on December 26, 1941 in Guidong County of Hunan Province. Xiang is currently one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and a master calligrapher. Beginning at a young age Xiang began to write poetry touching areas such as: “politics, philosophy, the beauty of the rural provinces, spiritual life, and his beloved literary ancestors.” In a few of the articles written about it is suggested that he may have been influenced to write poetry after finding a piece that his father had written before he got killed. Growing up Xiang had to face a lot of barriers due to being raised in China.