Zhang Guozhen

• Zhang Guozhen is from Nanchang, Jiangxi. In his early years, he studied fine arts at Jiangxi Communist University. He joined the army in 1975 and became a draftsman. He studied under Mr. Lin Jinding, an old painter from Fujian, and Professor Guo Xihe, a veteran from Shandong Province. The creation of traditional Chinese paintings was also guided by Mr. Zhu Lesan and Mr. Song Yugui. Now he is a national first-class artist.