Who are the famous people in Yixing?

1. Zhou Chu (236-297)

Zhou Chu of the Jin Dynasty was the protagonist of the well-known "Zhou Chu eliminates three evils" by women and children. He abandoned evil and followed good, He is a typical example of reforming his past, working hard and serving the country with loyalty; his "Yangxian Customs" is one of the earliest works in China to describe local customs and customs.

2. Xu Beihong (1895-1953)

Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Han nationality, formerly known as Xu Shoukang, was born in Qiting Town, Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. Xu Beihong is revered as the founder of modern Chinese art education. He advocated the development of the improvement of "traditional Chinese painting", based on modern Chinese realism art, and proposed the "On the Reform of Chinese Painting" against the decadent background of modern Chinese painting.

3. Gu Jingzhou (1915-1996)

A famous Yixing Zisha artist, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, and a master of Chinese arts and crafts. He is known as the "Master of Pot Art" at home and abroad.

4. Zhou Jiannan

Former member of the Central Advisory Committee of China, advisor to the Central Financial and Economic Leading Group, Minister of the Ministry of Machinery Industry, and Party Secretary.

5. Sha Zukang

Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Extended information:

Xu Beihong served as the president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts after 1949. He is good at figures, animals, flowers and birds, and advocates realism. He especially admires Ren Bonian in the tradition. He emphasizes the reform of traditional Chinese painting and the integration of Western painting techniques. He advocates light and shape in painting, pays attention to the accurate grasp of the anatomical structure and bones of the object, and emphasizes the ideological connotation of the work. He had a great influence on the Chinese painting world at that time. Together with Zhang Shuqi and Liu Zigu, he was known as the "Three Masters of Jinling" in the painting world. The traditional Chinese paintings he painted are rich in color and ink, and are especially famous for his galloping horses.

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