Zhou Jianhua, a native of Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, graduated from Xuecheng Railway Workers' Children Middle School in the 1970s. Now he is an employee of Xuzhou Datun Coal and Electricity Group. He loved the art of calligraphy and painting since he was a child. His works have been published in newspapers at all levels for decades and won many awards. He devoted himself to studying thousands of gourd paintings. Oil painting, Chinese painting, New Year pictures and many other expressions are vividly painted on the gourd by him. His story was reported by Zhongxin.com and Xuzhou TV stations.