Sense of responsibility: The key to a child's success

Author: Xu Zhenning
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Zhang Daqian (1899–1983), also known as Ai, Ji, or Jili, styled Daqian, and styled Daqian Jushi, or simply signed "Zhuiren Zhang Daqian of Sichuan." Born in 1901, died in 1984, native of Neijiang, Sichuan. Zhang Daqian was influenced and guided by his talented painter mother and his second brother Zhang Shanzi, known for his tiger paintings and self-styled "Tiger Fancier," in his early years. He also studied poetry, calligraphy, and painting under renowned masters such as Zeng Nongren and Li Meidian. In addition to copying famous works from past generations, he traveled extensively to famous mountains and rivers, learning from nature itself. Through diligent research, he achieved outstanding artistic accomplishments. In his youth, he was already renowned alongside his second brother Zhang Shanzi.