The Life of Yang Shilin

Born in 1947, he is now a member of the Art Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Culture, a national first-class artist, a member of the China Book Association, a director of the Anhui Book Association, and a vice president of the calligraphy theory Research Association of Anhui Province. He worked in education, publicity and culture departments for many years, and then went to Bengbu Painting and Calligraphy Institute to engage in artistic creation and theoretical research. In the 197s, he participated in the field archaeological investigation, and organized and presided over the archaeological excavation of the tomb of Ruyin Hou in Fuyang, Anhui Province. At the same time, combined with the work and research fields, I have been engaged in the collection and appreciation of ancient ceramics for nearly 3 years, made a lot of investigations on ancient kiln sites, and obtained a certain number of ancient ceramic specimens, especially the investigation on the site of Zhongdu City in Hongwu, which has gained a lot. Since the end of 199s, a training course on ancient ceramics has been held in Anhui, and a group of ancient ceramics appraisers have been trained.