Tang Di was born in the Zhejiang province. Tang Di's poetry and painting were celebrated by the local aristocracy while he was still a young artist. He initially studied the landscape style of Chao Meng-fu. He later also turned to the styles of Wei Yen, Li Ch'eng, and Kuo Hsi. In 1338, Tang Di painted Fishermen Returning on a Frosty Bank.[2]
Sung and Yuan paintings, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Tang Di (see list of paintings)