Zong Qixiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zong.

Zong Qixiang
Born	1917 China
Died	1999 (aged 81–82)
Alma mater	National Central University
Known for	Painting

Zong Qixiang^[1] (Chinese: 宗其香; pinyin: zōng qí xiāng; 1917 – 29 December 1999) was a Chinese painter and a disciple of Xu Beihong.^[2]

Life and career

Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu in 1917. In 1943, he graduated from the Art Department of National Central University. In 1946, he followed Xu Beihong to Beiping as a lecturer at the National Beiping Art College. After 1953, he served as a professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts,^[3] director of the teaching and research section of watercolor painting, and director of the landscape department of the Department of Chinese Painting. Member of China Artists Association.