Xu Beihong was born in poverty and studied poetry and calligraphy with his father Xu since childhood. 19 12 17 years old, she worked as a drawing teacher in Yixing girls' junior normal school. 19 16 entered the French Department of Fudan University in Shanghai and taught himself sketching while working. 19 17 studied Japanese art and soon returned to China as a tutor of Peking University Painting Research Association. 19 19 went to France to study, 1923 went to the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris to study oil painting and sketch, and went to western European countries to observe and learn western art. He returned to China from 65438 to 0927, and successively served as the director of the Fine Arts Department of Shanghai Nanguo Art Institute, professor of the Art Department of Central University and dean of Peking University Art Institute. Since 1933, China's art exhibitions and solo exhibitions have been held in France, Belgium, Italy, Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, charity exhibitions were held in Hongkong, Singapore and India to promote and support War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. After that, he returned to the art department of Central University to teach. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), President of Ren Zhonghua National Artists Association (now China Artists Association) and President of Central Academy of Fine Arts were the representatives of the first China People's Political Consultative Conference.

Xu Beihong's works are the fusion of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign techniques, showing superb artistic skills and extensive artistic accomplishment. It is a model of making the past serve the present and making foreign things serve China. It plays a great role in the history of China fine arts and is good at sketching, oil painting and Chinese painting. He integrated western artistic skills into Chinese painting and created a novel and unique style. His sketches and oil paintings are permeated with the charm of Chinese painting. His creative themes are extensive, and landscapes, flowers and birds, animals, people, history and myths are all lifelike. His masterpieces, such as Tian Heng 500, Mourn for Me Later, Chinese painting Jiufanggao and Gong Yu One Mountain, are full of patriotic feelings and sympathy for the working people, showing their indomitable perseverance and indomitable spirit, and expressing their anxiety about national peril and yearning for bright liberation. His frequent paintings of galloping horses, lions and morning chickens give people vitality and strength, showing an exciting positive spirit. In particular, his "Running Horse" is world-renowned, and has almost become the symbol of modern painting in China.

Xu Beihong has long been committed to art education. He discovered and united many celebrities in the art world. Among the students he trained, many have become famous artists and the backbone of China's art world. His outstanding contribution to the construction of fine arts team in China and the development of fine arts in China is unparalleled and far-reaching.

1953 On September 26th, Xu Beihong died of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 58. According to Xu Beihong's last wish, his wife, Ms. Liao, donated more than 200 pieces of her works 1200 pieces of works by famous painters of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and more than 000 pieces of books, picture albums and rubbings 1000 pieces to the country. The following year, Xu Beihong's former residence was turned into a memorial hall for Xu Beihong, and his works were preserved and exhibited. Premier Zhou Enlai wrote the "Former Residence of Beiping" in his own handwriting.