1928 was admitted to Shanghai Daxia University, 1929 joined the Communist Youth League as branch secretary. 1in the spring of 930, Qiu was arrested for leading the student movement and was rescued from prison. Joined China in the same year. 193 1 In the first half of the year, he was sent back to Gaoyou as an organizer to re-establish the destroyed underground party organization in Gaoyou. 1932 left Gaoyou because of his identity exposure, and joined the Shanghai "Left League". 1936 went to Xi 'an to engage in United front work and underground work. He once advised Zhang Xueliang and played a certain role in forcing Jiang to resist Japan.
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/937, he went to Yan 'an, studied at Kangda University, and served as the district captain and political teacher. From 65438 to 0938, he served as Secretary-General, Deputy Head of the Field Service Corps of the New Fourth Army, Political Instructor of the Teaching Corps, Secretary-General of the Subei Administrative Committee, Minister of the Enemy Works Department and the Urban Works Department of the Central Jiangsu District Committee of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Director of the Political Department of the Shandong Field Army Column, Director of the Communication Department of the Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region Government, Deputy Head and Political Commissar of the Yellow River Brigade, and Deputy Director of the Political Department of the Third Field Army Camp. Later, he served as the secretary of Commander Chen Yi, the propaganda section chief of the Political Department and the military judge.
After the liberation of Nanjing, he served as the director of the Culture and Education Committee of Nanjing Military Management Committee and the first director of Nanjing Education Bureau.
1950 On March 9, according to the notice of the Central Ministry of Culture, the preparatory office of the Central Museum was renamed as the National Nanjing Museum, which was under the leadership of the Cultural Relics Administration of the Central Ministry of Culture. Xu Pingyu, Minister of Culture of East China, was also the first curator of Nanjing Museum, serving from March 1950 to June 1956. 65438-0950, transferred to Shanghai, served as Secretary-General of Shanghai International Activities Steering Committee, Secretary-General of Shanghai People's Committee, Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of Municipal Party Committee and Director of Cultural Bureau. The creation and performance of Yue Opera Dream of Red Mansions and Dance Opera Knife Club led by him have become outstanding achievements in literary and artistic undertakings. 1960 was transferred to the vice minister of culture, in charge of the work of art and cultural relics. Actively promoting drama creation and innovation, leading the construction of the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution, rescuing the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and making important contributions to protecting and carrying forward the excellent cultural heritage of the motherland.
On the eve of the "Cultural Revolution", he resisted Jiang Qing's attack on Comrade Zhou Enlai face to face and was hated by him. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was imprisoned for seven years and eventually paralyzed.
1975 was completely rehabilitated and served as a consultant to the Ministry of Culture; 1986 passed away on September 23rd.
Comrade Xu Pingyu is an outstanding party member in China, a famous cultural warrior, good at collecting and calligraphy, and has a high artistic level; He is also a member of the Fifth China People's Political Consultative Conference.