1963, Li Yingbao went to Xinjiang as a peasant soldier. Because of his good calligraphy and painting, he was transferred to Xinjiang Song and Dance Troupe to work as a stage artist.
From 65438 to 0969, Li Yingbao was sent to Pakistan to teach fine arts for three years.
1972 after returning to China, he worked in the county cultural center for many years and later became the president of Xingyang Academy of Fine Arts.
1988, in order to make greater progress in painting, he resigned and went to Beijing to paint full-time, bought a house in the outer suburbs and lived a simple life.
In 2005, Li Yingbao was invited to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the United Nations and was awarded the honorary title of "Messenger of World Peace Culture". His achievements have been recorded in classic works such as Biography of World Artists, Collection of World Fine Arts and Who's Who in China Literature and Art in the World. In 2005, Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan Province Kuomintang, visited China. The day after his arrival in Beijing, he paid a special visit to Mr. Li Yingbao. Mr. Li Yingbao presented Lien Chan with a "five-color red plum map" symbolizing cross-strait peace and friendship. Lien Chan was full of praise and said, "Throughout history, only Wu Zhi painted five-colored plums in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the number of works was very small. I saw your five-color plums today. Good, good, good. I want to paint more, and we will have a lot of contact in the future! " In June 2007, Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House published Li Yingbao's In-depth Discussion on Artistic Techniques. June 5438 +2008 10, Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House published Li Yingbao's Painting Plums, and later published Freehand Plum Blossom Techniques, Plum Blossom Bamboo Chrysanthemum and Li Yingbao's Calligraphy.