Born in Jieyang City， Guangdong Province in 1950， Yang Qixi now is the director of China Yinglian Society， vice-president of Guangdong Yinglian Society and member of Guangdong Calligraphers Association etc. He has studied the poem， antithetical couplet， painting and calligraphy at an early age， and received positive comments via participating in various exhibitions and activities. He founded the Jieyang Yinglian Society in 2006 and took the position of president since then.

杨祈西，揭阳人，1950年生，笔名叔子，自号石人，艺室自署“题月楼”。自少修习诗联书画，重传统，求气韵而避丑怪，诗、联、书、画在各类全国性活动中均有佳评。艺术辞条被收入诗、联、书、画辞典多部。2000年揭阳市文联、诗社共同主办杨祈西诗联书画展。2006年创立揭阳市楹联学会并连任会长。2012年岭南美术出版社出版《杨祈西诗联书画作品集》。

现为中国楹联学会理事、广东省楹联学会副会长、广东省書协会员。