Sun Zhongxiang (1933, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province) graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Zhejiang Art Academy in 1960. He worked as a teacher in the Art Academy of the People's Liberation Army until 1964, and then became an art editor with the Hunan People's Publishing House. In 1973, he moved to the Hunan Provincial Cultural Institute to work as an artist. He now holds a high administrative post in the Hunan branch of the Chinese Artists Association.