A Brief Introduction to the Author of Wang Chengxi's Red Plum Map.

Wang Chengxi, born in 1940, is from Yichuan County, Henan Province. He loved painting and calligraphy since he was a child. 1966 graduated from Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, and studied under Dong Shouping and Xu Linlu. In art, he assiduously studied traditional painting techniques and tried to absorb some expressions of western painting. He is good at freehand brushwork of flowers, especially plum blossom painting. Now he is a member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, director of China Overseas Friendship Association, director of China International Friendship Liaison Association, member of China Artists Association, member of China Calligraphers Association, national first-class artist, and deputy general manager of Beijing Yanjing Calligraphy and Painting Society. 1990, Wang Chengxi's works exhibition was held in Singapore and was received by President Huang Jinhui. 1993, at the joint invitation of Mr. Chen Lifu and Mr. Jiang Weiguo, Wang Chengxi White Eyebrows Exhibition was held in the Memorial Hall of Sun Yat-sen.. During the period of 1995, Nakasone Yasuhiro, Noboru takeshita, Kenzaburo Hara, Gotoda Masaharu, Hiraiwa Gaishi and Siyuan Yijiang jointly hosted the "Exhibition of Wang Chengxi's Works" in Tokyo, which became a sensational and far-reaching exhibition. Japan, Taiwan Province and other places have specialized Wang Chengxi painting research and exhibition institutions. Won the Art Achievement Award of Taiwan Province Writers Association 16 in Taiwan Province Province. He has published more than ten kinds of picture books, such as Wang Chengxi Mei Painting Collection and Wang Chengxi Bai Mei Collection.