Wei Changlin (Shi Lei) is from Yangshuo, Guangxi, and graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Guangxi Academy of Arts.
He is currently a member of the China Artists Association, a member of the Guangxi Artists Association, a director of the Guilin Artists Association, the vice president of the Guilin Cultural and Art Academy, and the director of the Shenzhen Chinese and Western Art Salon Creation Department. Over the years, his works have been published and reviewed in many large-scale national art newspapers and magazines such as "Huaxia Art", "Chinese Painting Forum", "Art News", and "Calligraphy and Painting News". He has published a personal collection of Chinese paintings. He has participated in many large-scale national Chinese painting exhibitions held by the China Artists Association and was selected and awarded.