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- January 06, 2026
Ningbo artist Jiang Hongsheng: Ink and friendship across borders
In a classroom at Russia's Irkutsk State University in September 2025, more than 20 students sat in a circle, brushes poised, as Ningbo artist Jiang Hongsheng guided them gently in English: "Don't draw the flower — feel it."
- January 05, 2026
Gu Fangzhou
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognized the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gu Fangzhou, a virologist of Ningbo origin whose groundbreaking work on China's oral polio vaccine safeguarded millions of children.
- May 14, 2025
Chen Yifei
Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Chen Yifei moved to Shanghai with his parents as a child, where he received art training in realism and was influenced by Russian art.
- October 15, 2024
Wang Yangming
Wang Yangming (1472–1529) was a Chinese statesman, general, and Neo–Confucian philosopher born in Yuyao city, Ningbo.
- September 10, 2024
Wang Jinyu
For around four decades, a desk lamp, a plate of adhesive paste, and a brush have constituted the basic equipment of Wang Jinyu's daily work.
- July 16, 2024
Ye Jianqing
Since the end of last year until October, oil painter Ye Jianqing has devoted himself to depicting a world covered by mist, a spiritual shelter for people to seek respite from life's chores.
- July 16, 2024
Sha Menghai
The late master calligrapher and seal carver Sha Menghai is acknowledged for his robust but controlled style, his dedication to calligraphy education, and his theoretical accomplishments in the studies of ancient Chinese writings and Chinese cultural traditions.
- July 16, 2024
Zhou Xinfang
Zhou Xinfang(1895-1975) was a Peking opera actor who specialized in "old male" roles. He is considered one of the greatest Peking Opera performers of the 20th century, and is the leading member of the Shanghai School of Peking Opera.
