1927 Autumn, Tianjin Beiyang Pictorial broke the news that Ding Qian, a famous western painter, would hold an exhibition in Tianjin entitled "Unprecedented Art Exhibition in Hong Kong". The picture at the top right is the original news picture. The full text is as follows: "Qian Zhujiu (Ming Ding), a famous western painter and former professor of Beijing National Academy of Art, once made a wish: travel around the world, sketch anywhere and carry out his own plan. Now he has arrived in Tianjin. According to Beihua, an exhibition will be held at Dahua Hotel before the Double Tenth Festival, and more than 100 clouds are planned to be exhibited. " Qian Shengjiu, who is it? Bian Xiao Baidu made a short speech and answered as follows: Qian Zhujiu, whose real name is Ding Qian, was born and died in 1896- 1989, and Zhu Jiu is his word for short. Jiangsu Qingpu (now Shanghai) people. He studied Dan Qing in a school and then entered a new school. Full-time, teaching Hexi primary school. In 6 years (19 17). He published a collection of paintings, such as Ding Qian's Chinese paintings and Ding Qian's pencil paintings. In a word, he is a very learned painter. So what brings him to Tianjin? It was the fashion trend to improve people's artistic appreciation during the Republic of China that blew the artist to Tianjin, the industrial and commercial center of North China at that time. After the Revolution of 1911, with the deepening of official and folk propaganda on western learning, western art forms, including oil painting and sketch, have had an impact on China people's lives. China not only has some local masters of western painting, such as Qian Zhujiu, but also has a large number of people who know how to appreciate and love western painting. Watching art exhibitions is an integral part of China people's entertainment fashion. Tianjin Dahua Hotel was an influential western restaurant in Tianjin that year. In order to improve its taste, it often sets up a special area and holds some exhibitions, including art exhibitions. In view of the fact that most of the visitors to Dahua are rich officials, in order to sell their paintings at a good price and realize the utilitarian value of art, painters are also willing to hang their paintings in Dahua Hotel. In this context, in the autumn of 1927, Qian Zhujiu came to Tianjin and held an art exhibition at Dahua Hotel with the help of friends. Diners in the hotel enjoy the spiritual pleasure brought by noble art after eating and drinking enough. It should be said that Dahua Hotel also contributed to the popularization of exhibition as a modern civilization and fashion.