Yao Jianxin is the vice president of the National Painting and Calligraphy Institute and the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Institute.

His works have often participated in major exhibitions at home and abroad, and won many awards, such as the first China Literature and Art Gold Cup Award of China Literature and Art Association, the achievement award of internationally renowned artists in the 20th century, the calligraphy award of the first World Chinese Art Exhibition (Ministry of Culture), the calligraphy special gold award of the third World Chinese Art Conference (Hong Kong Exhibition), the centennial painting and calligraphy exhibition award of China films, and the gold award of the "China Literature and Art Highest Achievement Award for the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" of China Sinology Society. It is the first batch of calligraphy and painting artists signed by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles for online promotion. Some of his works were exhibited in China Art Museum, China Revolutionary Military Museum, China Culture and Art City (Ministry of Culture) and Huaxia Yingjie Mo Bao Garden. He was awarded the title of "World Outstanding Chinese Artist" by the World Artists Association, "World Chinese Artistic Talent" by the Ministry of Culture and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, "A Generation of Famous Artists" by the China Calligraphy and Painting Society, "The Most Influential Person in the Art World in China Today" by the Chinese Sinology Society and "China Famous Scholar" by the Chinese Sinology Society.

He has written titles for China Youth Literature, Overseas Business News and Heart History. Participated in editing and publishing more than ten dictionaries and picture books, such as Who's Who in China's Literary and Art Circles, China's Expert Talent Pool, Grand Prix of World Famous Painters in the Cross-century, Dictionary of Contemporary China Celebrities in the World, Dictionary of Contemporary Collectors in China and long live the motherland (Collection of Fine Paintings and Calligraphy). The Long Scroll of China National Painting and Calligraphy, created by contemporary artists, Liao, Yi Sumin and others, was exhibited in the special museum of China Culture and Art City.

His artistic achievements and works have been listed in China Dictionary of Experts, Who's Who in the World, Exhibition of Contemporary Famous Painters' Works, Grand View of Contemporary Calligraphers' Couplets, Selected Works of Contemporary Calligraphers in China and Japan, Complete Works of China's Calligraphy, History of China's Hard Pen Calligraphy, Appreciation of Famous Paintings Handed Down from Past Dynasties in China and Grand Ceremony of Outstanding Leaders in China, etc.

In 2008, as an outstanding representative of the Republic of China, he was specially invited to attend the 59th National Day Symposium and National Day Celebration.