1954 Born in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China.

1973 graduated from high school, began working at the FuzhouNumber Two
        Lacquerware Factory as an apprentice artist.

1974 Began to study painting under Hong Wei Zhong and Liang Gui Yuan.
        Later studied drawing and Chinese painting under Xu Jin Bao.

1975 Employed at the Fuzhou Art Company;
        studied oil painting with Lin You  Guang.

1978 Enrolled in the Oil Painting Department of the Zhejiang Academy of
        of Fine Art.  Studied under Gao You Lin, XuYong Xiang, Jin Yi De, Hu
        Zhen Yu, Xu Man Yao, Quan Shan Shi.

1982 Graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art; taught in the Art
        Department of Fujian Normal University.

1984 Oil painting "Today and Tomorrow" awarded a prize in the Second
        Annual Fujian Youth Art Exhibition.

1985 Began graduate study in the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art under Quan
        Shan Shi.  Painted "The Reef" "Summer on the Beach" and "Sunrise".
        Works shown in the First Annual Oil Painting Exhibition at the Academy.

1986 Painted "Up and Down the Great River," exhibited in All-China Historical
        Revolutionary Portraits Exhibition.

1988 Held graduation exhibition, successfully defended Master's thesis,
         The Sense of Orderly Space in Painting. Obtained Master's degree,
        began teaching at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art.

1989 Painted "The Yellow Umbrella," won a prize in the 7th National
        Exhibition of Fine Arts of China and exhibited in the USA; paintings
        "Women in Embroidered Dress" and "Still Life with Old Bottles"
        exhibited in Japan and sold to Japanese collectors.

1990 Painting "Swimming" won a prize in the 2nd National Exhibition of
        Sports Fine Arts of China; painting "Clouds at Sunset" won a prize at
        a national oil painting competition and was purchased by a Japanese
        collector and widely published.   Painting "Noon," "The Pool,"
        "Decorated Handkerchiefs" exhibited in Nanking and Taiwan.

1991 Travelled to Japan.  Painting "Morning Breezes," "Woman Washing
        Clothing," "Aunts" shown and sold in Japan and Hong Kong.