Oil on canvas; 60.5 × 50 cm. Born in the Yimeng Mountain area of Shandong Province, China 1982 Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing and has been teaching there ever since. Known for his portrait studies, in particular, people of his native regions. Regarded as one of the representatives of Chinese Oil Portraits in the modern era. 1984 Participated in the 16th International Art Fair, France. Participated in the Sixth Asian Art Fair, Japan. 1986 Participated in the Seventh Asian Fair, India. 1987 Took part in the Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, New York. Participated in the International Art Fair, New York 1988 Donated a painting to a charity auction organized at Sothebys on behalf of the International Committee for the Safeguarding of Venice and the Great Wall. 1990 Joined a Group Exhibition, organized by the Modern Art Museum, Dallas, Texas. Paintings are shown at the International Art Fair in Chicago, U.S.A. 1992 Participated in the group exhibition, Oil Paintings from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Participated in a group exhibition, Oil Paintings from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. 1993 His painting Bridal Chamber exhibited in Tresor DArt, World Trade Center, Singapore. His paintings Yi River and Late Spring exhibited at the Taipei Art Fair organized in the Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan. 1994 Paintings exhibited at Art Asia 94, Hong Kong. 1995 He participated in Vision of China-Contemporary Painting by Chinese Masters, Bangkok, Thailand. Exhibited at the Taipei Art Fair, Taiwan 1996 Third Solo show organized by Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong. Participated in the Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition, from Realism to Post-Modernism, held in Galerie Theoremes, Brussels, Belgium. Participated in the Inaugural Exhibition II at the Rado Gallery, Switzerland. 1997 Participated in the exhibition, Images of Women IV, at the Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong. Participated in the 10th Anniversary Chinese Oil Painting, Macau. Award: In 1984, he won the Golden Prize of the Sixth National Art Exhibition organized in the National Gallery, Beijing Collection: His painting The Old Village is in the collection of China National Art Gallery.