The basics
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Intro
Painter
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
1917
Death:
29 December 1999
Education:
Nanjing University
People's Republic of China
The details
Biography
Introduction
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zong.
Zong Qixiang (Chinese: 宗其香; pinyin: zōng qí xiāng; 1917 – 29 December 1999) was a Chinese painter and a disciple of Xu Beihong.
All one's life
Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu in 1917. In 1943, he graduated from the Art Department of National Central University. In 1946, he followed Xu Beihong to Beiping as a lecturer at the National Beiping Art College. After 1953, he served as a professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, director of the teaching and research section of watercolor painting, and director of the landscape department of the Department of Chinese Painting. Member of China Artists Association.