Born in Yi County, Hebei Province, China. His original given name was Yuanli. To counteract Yang Xiong’s statement of “Seal cutting is a behavior a true man will never do,” he then named himself Zhuangwei (meaning: do something great). During his late years, he called himself Jian Zhai or Wang Jian Old Man or Yian Ke or Jue So etc. The name of his study room, Yu Zhao Shan Room has followed the name used by his ancestor. Educated by his father, Wang learned calligraphy and seal cutting at young age. Later on he studied western paintings at the Private Jinghua College of Fine Arts in Beijing. His publications include Selected Works of Yu Zhao Shan Room, 1982 Imprints in Red Ink at Shi-Zhen-Tie-Shu Studio, Zhuangwei’s Writings, Best Selection of Wang Zhuangwei’s Calligraphy Works, Study of Chinese Calligraphy, Essays on Chinese Calligraphy, Transcript of 1976 Diary Extract at Shi-Zhen-Tie-Shu Studio and Collection of Wang Zhuang-wei’s Calligraphy Works for the 90th Birthday Celebration, etc.