Cao Shihua， with stage name of Jin Long， was born in Jinan， Shandong Province 1940. He was drawn to painting and calligraphy from his earliest years and learned from Chinese outstanding art educator Nie Geng and great master of traditional Chinese painting Zhang Yanqing. He persisted in the creation and research of calligraphy and paintings although he was engaged in scientific research since his graduation. He used to be the provincial NPC delegate， PCC committee and special consultant. Currently， he is the director of Chinese Calligraphy Painting Promotion Society， the honorable president of Confucius Painting and Calligraphy Institute and the vice-chairman of Chinese Traditional Cultural Exchange Association etc. He created many famous artworks that draw wide attention， some of which have won many grand prizes and been collected by famous organizations. Mr. Cao is also keen on public welfare establishments and has been highly praised by Red Cross Society for his tremendous contributions.

曹世華，號東方，藝名金龍，1940年生于齊魯泉城。自幼喜愛書畫，曾先受教于中國杰出美術教育家聶耕先生，后拜師國畫大家張彥青先生。畢業(yè)后從事科研工作，但一直堅持書法與繪畫的研究與創(chuàng)作，曾當選為省人大代表、政協(xié)常委，連續(xù)六屆受聘為山東省政府專家顧問。

為了提高書法藝術的理論水平，曹世華曾入省文化藝術研究院書法研究生班進修，并以優(yōu)異的成績取得書法碩士資格。其書法以隸書見長，繪畫主攻潑墨山水和梅花，被稱為“梅枝隸”。

近10年來，其作品多次在國內獲獎并被國內外機構和友人收藏。2001年為支持北京申奧，他創(chuàng)作了36米巨幅書法長卷，受到媒體及藝術界的關注。作品現(xiàn)收藏于國家奧林匹克委員會。

曹世華熱衷公益事業(yè)，多次出席殘聯(lián)、紅十字會等組織的義務筆會。2008年汶川大地震后，他專門為災區(qū)創(chuàng)作并捐贈大批書畫作品，還出資組織了幾十位書畫家集體筆會為災區(qū)捐贈，受到紅字會的高度評價。2009年全國第十一屆運動會前，他揮毫創(chuàng)作了一幅60米的巨幅書法長卷捐贈給大會，縮印本作為禮品贈送給了有關國家領導及獲獎運動員。

曹世華現(xiàn)為中國書畫藝術促進會理事、中國書畫函授大學教授、中國孔子書畫研究院名譽院長、中國傳統(tǒng)文化交流協(xié)會副會長等。目前正專心撰寫百米《道德經》長卷。